i’m a man of
little words
and big ways
i live large
in a small
space
give me silence
yet hear me
scream
i fit well into
no man’s land
go to battle
with a close fisted
hand
swinging backward
towards
a violent past
in my dreams
i wrestle demons
and,
wake up to
battle
all over
again.
©Jay Mora-Shihadeh
Photo by Sleiman Al-Khatib from Pexels
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