And when one can't handle the pull, they pull the handle. *stellar*

Like it and I agree it can all seem inundating at times. Lately it seems more incredibly strange somehow. Nice work Poet. --bf

Cris, you say "out loud" what I feel so often. I thank you for articulating it for me. I think I am often in denial about the toll of sadness all of the conflict, anger, revenge, and rage takes on me. I sometimes wonder where peoples' souls have gone or how they get so repressed as to be unable to shine. Your poem flows easy like that proverbial mountain creek yet is has such weight. Thanks.