She's got the look

She listened intently, as it was described to her; a single look packed with every emotion she refused to speak.

 

Offensive.
Threatening.
Intimidating.

 

Something until that moment, she was completely unaware of.

 

She heard herself apologizing; for something she had done unintentionally; a reaction she had unconsciously displayed; one that others had seen, did not like, and nonetheless commented on. She tried to reason, attempted to explain, but nothing appeased and so she apologized once more.

 

A defense mechanism.
A trigger response.
Raw, uninhibited, instinctual emotion.

 

Certainly not something she did on a whim, without reason or provocation; and certainly not intentional to cause such reaction; happening only when pushed; to the point where emotions automatic reaction is beyond conscious knowledge or control.

 

The only way she could define and describe it; falling on deaf ears that did not seek a reason, simply wanting to bring to light and condemn for.

 

A single look; nothing more. One that apparently, speaks louder than words.

 

She tried to reason this irrational response; what was expected in search of appeasement. Why such an issue was being made of nothing. But there was no rationale; only comparison came to mind, as she drove home that night…

 

Tell me; does a dog not bite when feeling threatened? Does a snake not strike when cornered? Does a child not wale in fury when feeling enraged, having no other way to express itself? Is she not a being of flesh, blood and feeling; not unlike that of yourselves? Or does her refusal to succumb to meaningless melodrama, remove her from your realm of the norm?

 

People fear, judge and ridicule that which they do not understand; yet none of whom she speaks, have ever taken the time to truly come to know her. Stop and consider what might have spurred her reaction; or consider for a second what might happen if her look were to be replaced with thoughts that spewed forth…