shadows on the wall

rainy day ranting

photo by robert niller courtesy of staticflickr.com

bold emissaries of stress
nails painted scarlet
strike a pose on the tip of my tongue
oh how they taunt
           political correctness be damned!
i prepare to empty all this built up venom 
somewhere on someone 
taking imaginary steps towards my opponent
who may or may not be a worthy adversary
               i hesitate 

                      hearing

                         tick tock tick tock

                                yet the hands are frozen in place
so once again i meekly decide

to merely do battle with shadows on the wall

Reviews

[Sarai Lee]

I love this! I feel like it perfectly describes that moment where we have arguments in our heads, with perfectly timed words for the things we should have said. All that stress pent up, it makes me think of realizing that the moment is gone, the time has passed, and there is no real argument anymore. Truly a new way to describe the idea of "shadowboxing" with a far more poetic outcome. Once again, I really enjoy your work!

[Lydia Shutter]

And I so enjoy your reviews. Thank you, Sara. Have a wonderful day. lydi**

[Tate Morgan]

Just don't drop it on me Ok ? I get enough vitreous already lol

[Lydia Shutter]

I promise not to! :) Lydi**

[Tate Morgan]

thanks lol

[David Scott]

Maybe it is good we do not live out the "courage' of our wrath.
I enjoyed the play back and forth yet always forward in time... tic tock indeed.
A fine write for any day rain or shine.

[Lydia Shutter]

thank you very much, David. lydi**

[redzone]

shadows, windmills, beware Lydi is coming for ya... i see lighning and red painted fingers moving in for the final blows... I think I will just hide behind this bush until the storm is over.. ;0) Lydi, even in your..er.."venomous" moments(and I am sure they are few and far between) you say it soooo "nicely". --red(peeking out from the bush)zone

[Lydia Shutter]

I am nothing if not politically correct....I learned to be through the years, but it aint easy to keep a Joisey goil down for long! :) Thanks for stopping by, Curt. I promise you are safe. :) Lydi**

[redzone]

pheeew, thanks Lydi... that bush had thorns and everything... hope you are well my NJ, Fla friend

[Lydia Shutter]

:) doing fine, Curt...hope you are as well. Stay warm up there in the N.E.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Ha you vixen! Low tolerance to frustration well penned. Our weather is meek in comparison to some but always it challenges my patience as yours does yours Lydi

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, John. Oh, the weather in South Florida is not all that bad really. Just having an ornery day here! :) Lydi**

[Dhaye]

Clever! How can you fight with something like a shadow? Some things and even some people can bring us stressful moments. How can we deal with them? Something to ponder...

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, my friend. Have a good evening. Lydi**

[Emerald Seas]

Ah, see you're smart you hold your tongue and "do battle with the shadows on the wall"! A really awesome poem.

Idiot me usually lays out a full blown frontal assault until I finally come to my senses and realize I should have kept my mouth shut. Well, I don't do that to customer service reps or people that I know don't have any way to fix whatever has gotten me steamed, but if I feel the person I am ready to unload on has a bit of responsibility in the matter - well, I am a trained combatant after all ;-) lol

I think I'll go practice watching the shadows now... if I'm lucky one of them might talk back to me :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Smiling here...oh, there are times I do assault those innocents who happen to wander into my path, but I do TRY to control myself! :) Thank you very much, Sera. Lydi**

[MsJewel]

I was on hold with the IRS for over an hour this morning...This poem pretty much sums up exactly how I felt!

On another note, I just love catching up on your poetry Lydi!
:) Julie

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks, Julie.....oh, being on hold is excruciating! Lydi**

[Jack...]

Now this was really cool Lydi. So many different images flash in my mind as I read. Like one of those holographic photos that changes as you move past it. Stress is evil but a necessary evil at times I think...wihtout stress we may never understand waht calm is. Watch out for those shadows...some of them hit back.

[Lydia Shutter]

Not if they know what's good for em! LOLOL thanks, Jack. I always appreciate your reviews. lydi**