Tuesday, January 19, 2016

faint praise

arrows,
sharp and pointed,
raining from the bent
bow of critics,
you can live with.
a sword swung
in full view, aiming
for your head,
is fine.
it's the dull
short knife
of faint praise
that finds
its mark and brings
you to your knees,
nothing said
would be better,
more kind.

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