snowflakes melting on mittens
mewling like helpless kittens
half-grown, grad school bound
when will self-respect be found?
it’s tough world, you must be strong
such thin skin will not last long
not every insult’s in your face,
peace of mind is safest space!
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Bjorn hosts quadrilles at dVerse and is pouring hot chocolate for the poets today…comic courtesy of Brett Jordan at Unsplash.
a poem in my pocket 
Dec 15, 2023 @ 20:06:03
Love this humorous look at ‘victims’.
Dec 18, 2023 @ 12:05:24
Kind of “tongue in cheek”… thanks, Sara 🙂
Dec 12, 2023 @ 09:06:52
Life is hard, and in the past it was a lot harder, in much of the world it’s well nigh impossible, yet this lot have such a terrible time? My heart bleeds 🙂
Dec 12, 2023 @ 11:02:14
It makes you feel sorry for them…but for different reasons 😉
Dec 12, 2023 @ 13:17:28
It seems almost an abdication of responsibility to bring up children to think they are the hub and navel of the universe.
Dec 12, 2023 @ 08:58:26
Love the humor in your well crafted quadrille!
Dec 12, 2023 @ 11:00:52
Thank you, Helen!