PUSHED TO THE EDGE OF CALMNESS
WHERE THIN LINES RESIDE
YOU STAND ATTEMPTING NOT TO FALL-
BOTTLED UP DISPUTES THREATEN TO ERUPT
RELEASE THEMSELVES INTO THE OPEN-
STRENGTH THAT ONCE HELD THEM CAPTIVE
SLOWLY LOSE ITS GRIP ON THEIR CONFINEMENT-
WHAT WAS THE POINT-
IF THEY WERE JUST GOING TO EXPOSE THEMSELVES
WHY KEEP THEM HIDDEN-
PRESSURE BUILDING WITHIN ISSUE CHALLENGE-
YOU CAN’T DISRUPT THEIR ESCAPE FOR LONG
YOU HOLD ON THOUGH STRUGGLING TO SUBDUE
THE NECESSITY OF AIRING YOUR GRIEVANCES-
ICE WHERE YOU ARE STANDING
WARN OF COLLAPSING
OF SWALLOWING YOU INTO CHILLED WATERS
OF FREEZING YOU IN A PLACE OF NO RETURN-
BUTTONS HAVE BEEN PUSHED EXCESSIVELY
IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT FOR CONSEQUENCES
OTHER PEOPLE’S ACTIONS ARE NOW CAUSING-
YOU NEVER COULD UNDERSTAND WHY-
IF YOU DON’T TROUBLE ANYONE
HOW ANYONE FINDS COMFORT IN YOUR VEXATION-
KEEPING TO YOURSELF IS RELAXING
RESPECTING OTHERS BRINGS YOU JOY
THE GOLDEN RULE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LAW-
THE TIME HAS COME YOU’VE GIVEN IN
YOU TRIED AS HARD AS YOU COULD
BUT ALAS THE POINT HAS BEEN BREACHED
IT BREAKS-WAS BREAKING-IS BROKEN
