Pride

defiant
     disdain
haughty
    self-reliance
envelops,
   then
     devours..
the proud:
taunts
provokes
    distrust,
if
never
unlearnt
becomes
    marooned
on
   an
     island
       of
           one..
..alone
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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La France Avatar
December 9, 2018 at 12:03 PM
Brian, loved your verse that flowed like a river ~
Strand Avatar
December 9, 2018 at 3:09 PM
You are too kind Constance
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