Prejudice

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Prejudice

flowing force of anger
wall of tight-muscled eyes
staring
fingers pointing
giggles turning into laughter
hurtful
mocking
hard and cold
punching my ears
my self-worth.
the little girl within
shrinks, tightens
sucks me in around her
for protection;
tears bathe humiliation
but the feeling is never clean.
considers anger:
retaliation smolders
like incense
in an amethyst stone cup
left on an unmarked grave.
little girl, splinter of a child,
February angel
you're beautiful and chaste!
turn away
look away
hear my words

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laydbak1 commented on Prejudice

07-05-2009

This is very good write... Great message, great imagery... I was held on every line... A very good read...

linlee

07/10/2009

Thanks to you, I have now gotten a comment on every poem here. What a good poet friend you are. Oh, and I just noticed that you gave it a10. Wow! What can I say? From you, that means so much.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC) Greek philosopher.

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