Sarcasm

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Sarcasm: The Voice of the Injured Coward

Proverbs 12:18 The words of the reckless pierce
like swords, but the tongue of the wise
brings healing.


Visible
cowardice in thick yellow skin
pinhole craters filled with zest
until lost;
sunken into the white pithe of bitterness
as sour words flood your mouth
like liquid metal
at first intriguing
as if to awaken
instead bitterness resonates
like a mouth full of pennies
the after taste of blood
sits on your forked-tongue
cutting deep like a sword
leaving the heart to bleed
without even a slice
the scars form
raised flesh
invisible

Christine Maxwell

Posted over on her site My Life and Stuff and Junk
Listed as #8 over on Magpie Tales 55