the e mail

in a moment of
frustration and anger
with someone
you know so well
and have tolerated
for decades,
you send off an e mail
telling them,
not all, but just a few
of things that
are on your mind.
it's not a good
idea. you should
have burned it, deleted
it, never clicked
on the send button.
but they've had it
coming for so long.
their lies and ego
running rampant over
the lives of you and
others. but it's written
more for you
than it is for them.
for they respond
in the only way
they know how, with
a vow and a pledge
to never see or talk
with again. as you knew
they would with
calculated anger.