Never tweet with a troll
It takes such a toll
Chipping away sanity
Stained by crude profanity
Never tweet with a troll
It’s so bad for the soul
Kindling hot flaming hate
Please, don’t take the sweet bait
To avoid online strife
And maintain a calm life
Keep this one wired goal
Never tweet with a troll
Tag: kindness
Kill them with Kindness
“Kill them with kindness,” she’d frequently say
Compassionately crushing cruelty her game
Rosy with light, yet so joyfully dry
Her saccharine smile like a cleansing flame
“Kill them with kindness,” I still hear today
Her life motto my utmost aim
Yet, whenever I try
My kindness feels phony and lame
“Kill them with kindness?” I threw that away
Alternate efforts should result in the same
Crafting sword and shield out of my words why
I escape insult’s intentional shame
Benediction
I dedicate
my words
of gratitude
for all the
silent smiles
anonymous aid
and generous joy
you have shared
with me
May
your table
be filled
with laughter
love
and memories
to endure
your brightest and
darkest days
thank you
thank you
to the accidental
allies
who stand by our side
when the familiar
names split
who hear silent cries
while the favored
friends quarrel
who shelter stray spirits
after the formal
family evict us
thank you
I would rather
Be woke
over
asleep
at the wheel
knocking
down
trashcans
on collection day
turning
into
traffic
from misguided directions
jumping
off
cliffs
at unexpected curves
I would rather
be woke
over
blind
to life’s traps