starve the vultures

a poem where I break my “no swearing” rule

It’s been a hard week. Well, if I’m being honest, it’s been a hard year. Actually, no, it’s been a hard decade. I have been fighting off scavengers who have been patiently waiting for me an opportunity to strike. They found it - and now they are circling overhead, licking their lips at the thought of picking my bones clean.

I have to remember - no -…