sharp words, sharp teeth.
they bite
and scratch
dig deep
into our psyche.
it's hard to be the duck
letting
water run
off us.
instead we grimace
and weep
at what we hear
and see. our egos
won't let
us sleep.
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- Stephen Chute
- west springfield, virginia, United States
- these are all FICTIONAL stories and characters and are in no way representative of any real experiences in my or anyone else's life. any similarities are purely coincidental, except for the dog poems.
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