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...
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    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.

    If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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