When the people around you
are in a bad way
having a bad day
how can you help but
feel it too-
When the people around you
constantly complain,
won't refrain
from their cruel commentary...
how can you help
but snarl and bare teeth.
I wish I had the nerve to bite
down hard
and draw blood
from all you people
who cannot smile...
cannot even pretend
to see the sun in the sky.
I wish I had the nerve to walk away
forget what I was going to say
and save this petition
for some rainy day.
But now you've dragged me down
caged, as cargo on a sinking ship...
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