THE SLY WARRIOR

Hasta la vista, bullies!

Do you sometimes feel like a cloud,

Vaporized by inconsiderate words,

Shocked into momentary inexistence?

Does your mind whirl,

Flailing like a crazed inmate,

IQ in freefall?

Vaporize, sweet pea,

And flail if you must.

Let your brain add flowers and pretty cushions to its dishevelled nest.

Then,

Once your world has recalibrated,

Your self-worth re-puffed its chest,

And your warrior’s whisper intensified to a roar,

Fling your aggressor into the bin

Wrapped in a sly, satisfying poem.

Ha!