vengeance

perhaps the greatest of all curses


just a special form of self pity


feeling sorry for ones self

and wanting another to pay

for ones current situation


the great escape


just one fantasy after another



truth is beyond our control

but the minds of others

are sometime vulnerable to manipulation


"mind me" was a popular term

when i was a child


those that i respected most

never used that phrase at me

although they told me what to do

when i was growing up


after that they let me be