CORE VULNERABILITY

I met a man, who described himself as bisexual. Here are words he connected to himself. Divorced. Had counselling. In prison. Demons. Screaming inside.

Hell can exist in the body,

distorts living tissue,

to ooze out in agonies,

constant reminder of harm,

inflicted by vicious word-thrusts

daggered

to the heart’s core

vulnerability,

lays waste the frail life force

at an unrepentant whim.

How can this be justified,

when hesitant love

is cast aside from the trial?

Why don’t you shout defiance

at the biting wind,

full on the contorted face,

that conceals the image of God?

Perhaps this is

what is meant

by crucifixion.

Reviews

[Rebecca]

Very powerful and it starts strong and ends strong

[Coyote Poetry]

Honest and powerful words.
"Perhaps this is
what is meant
by crucifixion."
Self made crucifixion or man-made. Each lead to dead-end. Thank you Bill for sharing the outstanding poetry.
Coyote

[Bill Grimke-Drayton]

I wrote this after encountering someone who was in real pain because of his identity. I asked him if there was any light at the end of his tunnel. He said: A bullet!

[Coyote Poetry]

A bullet. A bad ending.

[Bill Grimke-Drayton]

I know. Very bad!