Today I felt an overwhelming sadness,
Could it be from all of this madness?
Down my cheeks tears slowly flow,
Wishing peace, god would bestow.
A child learning on zoom
Instead of in his classroom.
Surrounded by numerous distractions
And very few attractions.
Missing his teacher’s presence,
And all of his little presents.
Missing all of his classmates
Even the ones he alleges he hates
A child full of anger and frustration
from no control of his situation.
No words to express the sensations
Of which these behaviors are the foundation
Lots of fits and name calling,
Lots of sibling brawling.
Screeches so deafeningly loud.
I wish I could float up to a cloud
“I hate you, you stupid idiot”
The sting I feel, immediate.
Why do I have to live in this house?
More insults he does douse.
I sit between him and the door.
My body on the floor.
He pushes and he shoved,
While I tell him how much he’s loved.
I barricade him in the room,
Hoping to be out before afternoon.
If i let him out just now,
A battle sequence I will allow.
As he screams more hurtful words,
I think of singing flying birds.
Fluttering up to the sky.
To visit the cloud that’s in my mind’s eye.
This helps to keep me calm,
So i don’t blow up like a bomb.
I take deep breaths and close my eyes
As more insults arise.
I sit with him until his mood eases,
Then his seat at the table he seizes.
We then enjoyed a wonderful luncheon,
That ended with no further eruption.
Today was a very grueling one,
Tomorrow might hit me like a submachine gun,
But, I’ll always have my increasingly impenetrable cumulus
To keep me from any ruthlessness.
©henny123
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