[ As a rising tsunami ]

As a rising tsunami
inside my breast swells

churned up sediments
from convoluted vices

extracted,
expelled

from miles and miles
past
origins of bile

upward and forward
propelled…

I choke. Been choking

For awhile…
Exhausted.

Derailed.

You watch.
You smile… My friend?
Exposed.

My enemy.
Unveiled.

I inhale, exhale deeply
many times…

Your stench from envies
my nose assailed…

I
Manage
to stand up straight

with help from hands
and understanding

extended
from a real ‘brotherhood’
global…

You yell: “Fool!”

Thank you.
I prevailed.

Your unsympathetic gaze
gave me courage. Did communicate–
Hatred.

My life to save.

Adios!… A path
before me straight

I must now take…
Love. It does excel…

Of Jah.
Others.
And of Myself… Brings

J.O.Y.

Divisiveness
derails.

***

“Go in through the narrow gate,

because broad is the gate and spacious
is the road leading off into destruction,

and many are going in through it;

whereas narrow is the gate
and cramped the road leading off into life,

and few are finding it.” Matt. 7:13, 14.

ITH & SB