The Human Wall
The Human Wall
INTRANSIGENCE
the human wall
of the stiff- necked
obdurate, mulish
where want prevails
and choice fails
you can’t pass through it
you can’t move it out the way
it serves no purpose to go around it
you try compromise and reason
to breathlessness
it runs
governments
marriages
companies
relationships
and families
with selfish certainty
the question remains
does intransigence have a
heart
mind
and conscience
or should we say
it is the mother of
narcissism
7/19/19
Intransigence Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: John Hamilton
Copyright © Janis Thompson | Year Posted 2019
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