My mind squats
Inscrutable
A Japanese Toad.
Ugly, immovable, obstinate.
Narrow eyes,
Eyeing me,
Daring me
To challenge.
Fight and whine and
Cry-baby complain,
'Not fair! '
No, I am bigger,
Dignified and
Patient.
The poetry,
Will return.
Violence
Remains
An option.
Martin O'Neill
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/well-23/
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