9/10/2025 for This or That, Vol 36 Poetry Contest sponsored by Edward Ibeh
How many times have I been, or perceived to have been, the victim of cruelty or injustice, which I tolerated, as I felt it was necessary to survive or, if not to survive, to maintain a minimum standard of living - as a child, as a sick person, as a subordinate in a corporation? How did it make me feel? Angry. How did it work out when I expressed my anger? Poorly. Hence, much of my life was lived through a clenched jaw. Which doesn't seem pleasant. Is there another way? Philosophy? Religion? Forgiveness? Acceptance? Reassessing when I must compromise? Learning a new way to communicate - civil, yet uncompromising? I wonder.
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