violence dripping from
speech, visuals
media reports
venomous words
mental abuse
-collects in pools
around your feet
obstructing movement
you drag yourself
looking for a boat
but the boatman’s oars
are knives and swords
the sky grows darker
the clouds speak to you
but refuse to rain
all that you see and sense
is not a fraction of
the violence within
-unexpressed hatred
behind civilised masks
-simmering resentment
in tears held back
-awaiting revenge
In this lifetime or next
blood encircling your feet
builds a connect
It is all that I thought
but never dared to act
myocardial infarctions
organ failure
the body gives away
pressured by thought
Creative Experiments and More 
A powerful and profound poem that shows how violence can also reside in words, thoughts, and what we keep inside. It leaves me reflecting on how pain and resentment, when not expressed in a healthy way, can also end up affecting us from within.
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It certainly affects us from within. Thank you, Lincol!
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so powerful, Reena! Love it!
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Thanks so much!
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