The Poetry Place

Like a cord stretched to the point of breaking Unstable as a building after a quaking My emotions have awakened from rest Forming as violent winds headed west I now know why lions roar And bears at times attack When safety and comfort is lost It reveals the need to fight back Yet I am no lion, neither a bear Whose ways are vicious and primal I have reason and intellect Keeping me from being vengeful and homicidal The need for release is growing within me But the ensuing carnage must not be Hence I am left to bemoan and languish Sitting here now full of rage and anguish Inspiration: This poetic piece probes how we respond to and deal with being misunderstood from the book entitled, "I'm Just Sayin': A Poetry Anthology for Life Moments" which can be found online HERE