A spoonful of sugar
more like a shot glass of jack
A real pressure cooker
just waiting to blast
I hold onto my emotions
like my liquor and mouth
A boat of holes on the ocean
not sure what’s gonna pour out
I’ve tried everything
from passive to aggressive
The best thing I’ve seen
my face as I’m trying to repress it
Like a pot on the stove
getting ready to boil
The ten step treasure trove
from a mom turned gargoyle
Dealing with a landlord
that is housing my offspring
String em up with a cord
I’ll need, plausible deniability
To be treated fairly
I guess, is a fairly odd concept
I’m calm, but just barely
I’ve copied down all his comments
From the day we moved in
with a room full of squatters
My patience wearing thin
he shouldn’t mess with my daughter
I am that mother bear
who will eat you alive
You had best be aware
you’ll only wish you could die
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (8)
That was freaking powerful! Mic drop!
Go get 'em, girl.
Your ending has me flashing back to the old movie "Grizzly" (I think that was the title) &, of course, "The Revenant". I remember you writing about this experience before & how you were able to tell it with such humor in spite of all the frustration surrounding it. I love this poem & am more than willing to help you figure out an alibi. (My oldest brother used to be a landlord who would brag about how clever he was in finding ways to circumvent any laws regarding his responsibilities to his tenants.)
Wow, this has been ongoing for a while, no?
Sounds like family life and various solutions.
Well. A future prosecutor now has motive established. Starting a Bail fund. 🥰
Wow Kelli, this is extremely good and like Heather said - Get Em!
Get em, Kelli!! Don't mess with mommas. Loved the rap feeling of this too :)