☆°▪︎ GAMES THAT SEEK TO ENTERTAIN (I TURN AWAY) ▪︎°☆

Some

.

people

.

love

.

t

o

.

play

.

that

.

game . . .

.

.

.

 ~ that

game

.

t

h

a

t

.

seeks

.

t

o

.

entertain,

.

.

w

i

t

h

.

.

words

.

t

h

a

t

.

maim . . .

.

.

.

w

i

t

h

words

.

t

h

a

t

.

shame . . .

.

.

.

w

i

t

h

words

.

t

h

a

t

.

aim

.

t

o

.

humiliate . . .

.

.

.

The

crowd

feeds

upon

every

flame . . .

.

.

.

The

crowd

feeds

upon

every

grenade

.

.

o

f

.

.

bitterness

.

a

n

d

.

hate . . .

.

.

.

 ~ I

.

t

u

r

n

.

away . . .

.

.

.

I

.

t

u

r

n

.

away . . .

.

.

.

f

o

r

although

.

some

.

m

a

y

love

.

t

o

.

play

.

t

h

a

t

.

game . . .

.

.

.

I

.

would

.

rather

.

fade

.

f

r

o

m

.

places

.

where

.

kindness

.

n

o

.

longer

.

reigns . . .

.

.

.

 ~ I

.

would

.

rather

.

fade

.

f

r

o

m

.

places

where

.

love

.

h

a

s

.

forgotten

.

h

e

r

.

name . . .

.

.

.

I

.

t

u

r

n

.

away.

Reflection: This was a forgotten reflective-themed gem of a poem that I wrote back in September of 2013 in reflection of not only those who routinely engage in senseless gossip and create drama – but also those that participate and do nothing to defend or protect the targets of such attacks.