Uproar of the Tamed WildA Poem by Aziz LutherWhen one finally blows, after constant being pushedCool, moving like a slow wind Pushed and I never pull Cool, I listen even when I care less Calm when mistreated others go to that rare place I never argue, I never complain I take it all in and deeply exhale That's until in a rare Sunday afternoon Papa told me what to do And I confused inside voice "breath" And inside voice scream And lashed onto him like I was about to kill And I stopped before I got to his throat He was stunned and charged back I was fast for the old man And he stopped, never spoke In a different light he saw the wild I apologized, that changed less Never could I make amends He saw Leopard in the wild Thought I was a stag as a child © 2014 Aziz Luther |
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Added on September 19, 2014 Last Updated on September 19, 2014 Tags: the empire strikes back, not so calm AuthorAziz LutherPhoenix, AZAboutI'm Chris. I have always thought of poetry as painting in words. Giving precise details with a shower of metaphors, taking a reader on a journey, making the reader understand the poet. I have always l.. more..Writing
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