Fear dons the red mask of anger, fooling everyone else but you
Shrill night terrors-I valiantly attempt to drown in coffee brew
Incipient paralysis-I cover with much mustered swagger
Yet I just know that in the same way I see through you
-you must surely see through my humanity too
©Vivian Zems
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June 17, 2018 at 9:38 am
You always pack such a wealth of meaning into a few lines!
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June 17, 2018 at 11:07 am
Indeed, when in fear one wears the camouflage of anger 🙂
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June 17, 2018 at 12:05 pm
Sadly many see though this guise, this defensive mechanism. Better to be open and honest and that will leave them bewildered and unsure.
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June 17, 2018 at 12:30 pm
Wish we all see in each other the traces of humanity.
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June 17, 2018 at 2:22 pm
I wish so too! Unfortunately, we live in a polarized world. I wonder if we will ever see the people we disagree with as truly human.
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June 17, 2018 at 1:29 pm
I do hope at everyone’s worst moments (such as those filled with anger) others see through to the other side – our humanity at its worst sometimes, but that is not all of who we are. Fine writing.
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June 17, 2018 at 2:49 pm
That is a heavy realization…
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June 17, 2018 at 3:16 pm
Wonderfully expressed!
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June 17, 2018 at 4:26 pm
I fear the fear more than fear itself. Indeed it rips humanity from our chests
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June 17, 2018 at 11:49 pm
Indeed!
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June 17, 2018 at 5:25 pm
to see through humanity…. that sure is something
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June 17, 2018 at 10:30 pm
Indeed! Thanks for the comment 😊
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June 17, 2018 at 6:34 pm
So true Vivian – you really capture something profound here amidst the numerous coffee cups!
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June 17, 2018 at 10:08 pm
Thank you 😊
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June 17, 2018 at 9:45 pm
Wow this just hits you like the truth of some people we can see through….
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June 17, 2018 at 9:57 pm
Indeed! We can actually see through all our loved ones… I think!
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June 17, 2018 at 10:57 pm
Anger often acts as a bodyguard for a more vulnerable emotion.
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June 17, 2018 at 11:49 pm
I find it so for sure
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June 18, 2018 at 12:12 am
Well captured.
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June 18, 2018 at 1:36 pm
Thank you 😊
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June 18, 2018 at 7:47 am
‘I valiantly attempt to drown in coffee brew’ is an effective description of insomnia, Viv!
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June 18, 2018 at 1:36 pm
Indeed😀
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