Only Defense

severe weapons
 words to hurt
twist the knife
machete cuts
hatchet swings
knock another down

 world wide
 silent
sorrow
coldness burning
memory scars
each time

torturing another
spoken darts
sabotage moves
inflection of a tone
sneer with
barbed wire wrapping

pain permeates
too deeply
no armor left
 losing battle
caring
stabs  back in blood
no understandable motive
cruelty
pride

human insecurity
 heartache
soulshake
hard withstanding this tide

unspoken battle  
competition
condescension
derision
push others down
further to the top
top is bottom
climbing upside down

subtle nuances
social manuevering
personality assassinations
designed
humiliate
reject

falling prey
poison
turning heart to stone
tears punch holes
in sinking souls
going down
lost children inside

severe weapons
wielded words
splattered dark red
stains run deep
just
struggling to survive

weapons weeping
down to rest
only defense


kindness