Emotional Correctness

When I want to express anger,

I get madder than hell

 

When I want to give love,

how deep is my well

 

On those times that I covet,

how green I become

 

And when wrestling with hate,

the result zero-sum

 

When my face blushes red,

I wear it with pride

 

Excitement and fury,

then never to hide

 

These things at my core,

at your risk to defame

 

Like politics censored

—emotional correctness disclaimed

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: July, 2019)

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