Friday, August 27, 2021

Just Below the Surface...

 
















When someone screams

“You don’t know what it’s like,”

their pointed words, sharp and honed

their venom cutting to  the bone­–

what gives them freedom to assume?

What is it they hope to gain?

The players change, but pain’s the same…

and is your path so different than my own?

Don’t visit retribution on the stranger

don’t assume you know what they’ve been through

we cannot fix what’s broken by our anger,

or putting out our trials for review—

as tear escapes despite attempts to hide it

it’s because we’re broken, just like you


©Ginny Brannan 2021


Image: Google Images, Shutter Stock, Oil Painting

2 comments:

  1. Look at the bright side. Writing is cheaper than therapy.

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