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

Some

people

love

.

t

o

.

play

.

t

h

a

t

.

game . . .

.

.

.

 ~ that

game

.

w

h

i

c

h

.

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

.

w

h

e

r

e

.

kindness

.

n

o

.

longer

reigns . . .

.

.

.

 ~ I

would

.

rather

fade

.

f

r

o

m

.

places

.

w

h

e

r

e

.

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.