Hard lined, edgy
Frustrated, wanting more
Enough is never good enough
Twelve years old
I can do it by myself
Never to return again
To a mother’s arms
Wall so tall
Run straight to conflict
Hard issues- handled
Tough jobs- done
Delicate tea cups- crushed
I don’t need anybody or anything
Castle
Twenty-five years later
In the middle of a class
God decides to push
The healing button
Twenty pairs of eyes, on me
Hysteria
Alligator tears
Soaked shirt
Tear stained notes
Best friends and family
Who hold my hands
And smile
Oh so knowing smiles
No one appears to be surprised
But me
I’ve spent my entire life
In conflict
Survival
A bull
Snorting
Raging
In a china shop
Quieted now for a time
Refined, changed
Delicate tea cups
Expectantly waiting
Catching rain
Healing rain
Bring the rain
Jeni M.
PHOTO BY: Dan Gee “Bull in a China Shop”, American Fine Art
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