October 26, 2019Poem

Tongue firmly in cheek

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Tongue firmly in cheek

Or not.

Set me free

Let me tell you

What I feel

If you are hurt

It is proof

You are in the wrong

I have a right

To say exactly what you are

My expression

Is a correction

For the years

You stifled my complaint

I am not you

Shouting down

Every word you say

You are the bully

For questioning my words

What do you mean

I am causing pain

I am the damaged

It is my turn to shame

It is my right

To free myself

Of your oppression

If I get it wrong

Accidents will happen

It is a correction

To end your

Tiresome hegemony

If it goes too far

That is just

The way things are

What do you mean

I am not listening

To you

Where on earth

Have I heard those words before?