We are the deer and we are the tigerA Poem by the bitter taste of almostIt's primal.
A deer, hunted by a tiger, notices the danger in time, runs away in time, saves himself; when he looks behind, he evaluates: processes his victory, shakes off the tension, locks the tiger out of his mind. He is safe now. He moves on with his life.
Humans are different.
We never moved on. We never locked the tiger out of our minds. Black lines scarred our vision Left us in the half-dark Made us half-blind. We locked ourselves in and we shake the black bars And we shake the black bars And we shake the black bars And we
Take the tiger with us.
We are the tiger. We are the deer and we are the tiger. © 2023 the bitter taste of almost |
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the bitter taste of almostAboutI was almost someone good. Writing poetry about the past; themes of grief, childhood, trauma, dissociation, heartache and ultimately, finding the means to move on. I also paint, draw and sculpt .. more..Writing
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