Lash Out Poems

Lisa's Frozen Pen

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Part I

The wolf had been knocking at the door
Longer than I had realized
A young man saw an old man in the mirror
It's taken all in stride
It's so cold, where did I go?
I hadn't noticed the...

My Dad So Grand

...My Dad! My Dad with hands so grand
whether shapely straight as a clarinet
or conical as a saxaphone. He blows

through a woody-reed, his tongue
not lashing at us, but conditioned
to musically r...

Poetic Podcast Episode 40

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Constantly trying the best you can
to be the rock and stand without one. 
You know they need you but left sad,
who’s there if you are the one hurting?
It makes you want to cry and yell back,
b...

I LIVE, THEREFORE I DISTURB

...Criticism flows easily from some.
To me, it often mirrors deep unrest.
Their barren days crave meaning,
So they lash out at those who walk in peace.
Criticizing becomes habit—becomes breath.
A f...

Dictionary of Generations

...Violence, a physical behavior intended to hurt someone.
Violence, the strike from his hand to her face.
Violence, the screamed threats as she cries.
I try not to panic.
Violence, was it intention...

Somebody Clipped My Wings

...I don’t know where resilience comes from
But it seems to be in short supply -  
There was a time when “true grit” meant something 
But for too many that idea died.

Complaining and playing the b...

Summer Reruns

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    activists lash out

    reactionaries glower

      ~  tectonic plate shift
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Hate Happens

...The group you are in did not win
Now your mind begins to unwind
Fear grows for "They" are different
Dangerous and a threat akin
To a fascist re-emergence
The things you hate about the winner
Ar...

My Hands

...My hands are clenched into fists
Knuckles white, bulging like boulders of rage
They tremble with the weight of repressed fury
Itching to lash out, to break something, anything, everything 
Each f...

Save Me From The Bare Darkness

...{"I wish somebody, some entity would’ve told me, even warned me with the intuitiveness that lies within the motherly instincts, the nature of humanity without malevolent reluctance. 
That lying in t...

NO

...NO 
Where do you start with suicide
I`ve been struggling with what to say,
But no one in society is immune from this
The numbers rise each day.

You can sit back and think it will never be me
...

When Love Dies

...You lash out, speaking ill of love,
reeling from wounded feelings.
And your pain fuels the anger
that battles forgiveness for control.
Someone has hurt you:
and you want to send that hur...

Ghosting

...I'll cut you off and not look back 
That's just from having a mindset of lack
I'll ghost you out of my sight
Out of mind and out of life
I'll make sure I don't leave any crumbs
I don't want to e...

Ravens to Doves

...Don't let anyone try to put you down or diminish your worth. Jealous and intimidated people always lash out at anyone who is deemed too powerful and unique. Keep shining your Light. No dimming it to ...

What do they know

...None are perfect…we all fall short. With this in mind, let us be mindful of ‘how’ we ‘correct’ a fellow pilgrim as we journey home. Remember, every individual’s walk with God is different. No two are...

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