how it burns,
this unquenchable flame
how it tears at my skin
how it peels the color away
how it takes away my day
and turns it into darkness
then into bitterness.
the call of distress
goes out on eager ears
as the words trickle down
and cause their hair to raise
as it breaks their hearts into pieces
like a rock that has left it's sling
like an arrow released from a string
like the words of a king
its deadly wounds can be seen
and no matter how you put it
it means what it means
hatred, anger, disgust
but it doesn't end there
in the ears you said it to
from that mouth hatred now finds you

I'm not much into poetry, but I really liked that. Very well said.

I LEARNT THIS WEEKEND THAT SOMETHING I SAID HAD HURTS SOMEONE AND I DID NOT EVEN KNOW OR REALIZED. I ASKED FOR THAT PERSON'S FORGIVENESS SO I SPEAK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE.

Very nice, as a poet myself, I really like it and encourage you to keep writing. God Bless

Yes, you hurt my feelings.....
No, just teasing you....
The weight of the pen is a humbling experience.

Excellent write....

Emotional battering is all too often worse than physical battering....This is a brutal write, I love it!!

thank you all