Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

I Had Become One of Them

They whispered all about her up and down the workplace.
Crucifying her, even though none of them had one drop of evidence.
I am a rescuer, a defender of underdogs, a devil’s advocate of devil’s advocates
So I refused to get involved.
Worse, I said some powerfully mean things to them.
Becoming a bit of an instigator myself.
We had a shout out.
The judgers and I.
And I realized….
I had just become one of them.
Another judger
So I shut up and I backed away
But I became her friend, and we got to know each other better.
We became best friends.
So I guess I can thank them for that.

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Rhona Mcferran January 23, 2020 at 2:51 PM Another thought-provoking piece... well done!! ;) Caren Krutsinger January 24, 2020 at 5:58 AM Thank you Rhona. It is so hard not to "judge". It is practically impossible! But then again, I let my children roller skate in the house and I built swings into the basement rafters, so I am not one to judge others.