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Mustangs and Mules
by Glenn Currier
he says
for now
my voice reigns
Mine the reins of my
mustangs and mules
badgers and Bengals
vipers and vultures
I measure
their
venom
and bite
my eyes rain
my drama
center stage
her smug smile
stings
like a hornet
unspoken disdain
spindly sarcasm
dig their dirge
their chasm
fetid
claws
through
sediment
and seam
shredding and leaping
deeper
than I had feared
and as we
lance each other's
boils
this mediator
takes his
notes
notices
listens
listens
listens
his care
earns
the currency
of my trust
mustangs and mules
he says
for now
my voice reigns
Mine the reins of my
mustangs and mules
badgers and Bengals
vipers and vultures
I measure
their
venom
and bite
my eyes rain
my drama
center stage
her smug smile
stings
like a hornet
unspoken disdain
spindly sarcasm
dig their dirge
their chasm
fetid claws
through
sediment
and seam
shredding and leaping
deeper
than I had feared
and as we
lance each other's
boils
this mediator
takes his
notes
notices
listens
listens
listens
his care
earns
the currency
of my trust
EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA; font-style:italic">This is the third installment
of a larger poem (also posted here) that grows cumulatively as I post each
installment; it is entitled: THIS MEDIATOR.
The poem is an attempt to describe the
reactions and sentiments of a party in a mediation. Mediation is an
emerging profession in North America in which the mediator assists two or more
persons with a dispute to communicate and to reach an understanding, agreement,
or reconciliation.
02/10/2002 Posted on 02/10/2002
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