Stranger conversations have been overheard by
Passersby
But hearing those words
Uttered into the night
Sent a bolt straight down
My spine
That such darkness can clog
The human heart
Is no great wonder
To me
But to be
The unintended recipient
Of such fleeting
Enmity
Is something no amount
Of preparedness can
Cushion
Just as no amount of
Armor
Can safeguard a soul’s fragility
From being
Publicly flogged by an
Invisible whip
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This is beautiful and shattering. Hope all is okay, cousin. Please reach out. I would love to be in touch. XO
Thank you! And oh I’m fine it’s not about me. I’d love to be in touch too!!
nice to hear from you again and as always.. awesome write.
Thanks!
Excellent! Fits all varieties of hate messages – verbally and non-verbally expressed.
Nice blog
Thanks for speaking to a reality many of us face much too often.
Thanks for reading!
Brilliant
Well said!
Thanks!
You’re welcome!
This is so melancholy, I’m sad the world made you feel this way, I hope the world will evolve beyond this someday.
Just beautiful! Especially the last stanza seems so close that it send down the shivers and make me aware of the reality – a fragility that can’t be changed no matter what you try.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for reading!