It Is Often In The Way



It is often in the way,
Words to say...
Unexpected to hear heard.
Directly said.
That begins to offend,
Those who are armored...
With a pretentiousness.
Unprepared.
For the dents put in them.
Coming out from a mouth,
They can not stop to prevent.
Or avoid to pretend,
A not listening to words heard...
That begin to hear.
As if weapons used to end pretensions.

It is often in the way,
What is said that offends.
Yet...
The truth to speak it spoken,
Is seldom tried...
To hide from the reality of it.
Although using excuses to rely upon alibis,
Has support given coming from others...
Coming from nowhere to defend,
The very ones spreading lies.
With a doing,
Ultimately to victimize...
Those who have fictioned to delude,
Truth and its reality...
Has nothing to do with them to include.

It is often in the way,
What one says to hear, observes and to see...
That others will find offensive.
If not a way of life,
They have fantasized to make believe.
And regardless if what is wished,
Is defended to protect...
Has begun to fade away.
Few will take steps,
Towards a truth they expect...
To fear.
The doing of it threatens,
Their fairytales kept safe to live..
Told often in the way they are told to accept!

'...and then,
The big bad wolf...
Dressed in sheep's clothing.
Came to knock on the door.
At grandma's house.
Leaving everyone inside to believe,
He was a long lost and forgotten relative.
Seeking love and a warm hug.'

'WOW.
And...
Then what happened?'

'While they were all snuggled up in hugs.
The wolf burned down the house.
After...
Stealing grandma's recipes.
So...
The moral of this story is,
If anyone smiles to notice their fangs?
Never invite them in to suggest,
A dentist is best to correct their smile!'

'What sense does that make?'

'Don't be fooled,
By anyone wearing sheepskin.
To pretend to be a relative.
With it done immediately to see,
The long furry ears and pointed nose.
Unless...
Everyone is a descendant of wolves.
Lieing to deny who they are.
And this to accept and believe,
Is incredible.'

'That's crazy!'

'No crazier than the days we now live!'

'Excuse me.
I have to go back into the house.
I smell something burning.'
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Written on October 09, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on October 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Aabxcbdxxxxcbxd Adxxxxddcdedfgf Adhxixjadjxdkx xxexdihx xll ddxddddxx x xxhddddxix k gde
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 2,158
Words 475
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 15, 15, 14, 8, 3, 9, 1, 10, 1, 3

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