no escape
having a response
before something is said
welling anger
about something that hasn't happened
an anger response
from that internal thought
you didn't know was there
it wasn't said
wasn't even there to see
but the internal response
to the internal thought
left an internal cut
and it's hated
conversions are not available
not even from ideas of one
no room for them
simmering resentments untouched
hidden fears and angers unresolved
leaving no escape
Al Mendoza, June 2022
