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Don't Piss Me Off

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By Dwayne O ConnorPublished 3 years ago 1 min read

My Dear People

The people of this planet

People of our species

People from wherever you're from

Are still from this place.

You are all in danger

not from an alien

not from another

But from your own anger.

Angry with your own lives

angry about what you have

what you don't have

How to get more, you starve the others

You don't care

because you're angry

People strike back at you for your anger

You only get more angry

Why can't you have what you want

why are you so angry

They don't deserve it

And you do?

There are tons of things you want

A ton of things you have

A ton of things that you don't have

But these anger you.

Why am I ugly, why don't I have a girl?

Does that mean anything? Is it truly just sex and power?

No, its greed and that shitty lack of quick satisfaction

So now you're more angry

Is this my planet or not

Bible says so, religion says so

But its not yours, it belongs to all life

And that pisses you off

You better calm the fuck down

Your anger is spilled

Onto other life and other places to live

for everything, including where you live

Your dumb shit has caused the world to be angry

Irritation point has passed, you made it rash up

now it tries to warn you with a hiss

but you ignore it and wore bigger, tougher boots

But its going to bite and your might will not survive

keep on stomping people

the trap is set

the next stomp will result in empty bottoms

space will be your home

no planet to call your own

no suit to preserve you

you will die if your anger persists

It reflects back to you

Your anger shows up in every interaction

your neighbor is now your enemy

unwelcome faces because of differences in color

difference in shape

difference in money.

Your anger is dumb

your anger is unnatural

Your anger has killed you

slam poetry

About the Creator

Dwayne O Connor

Just a lover of literary expression no matter the genre. Spent too many years living a strange and extraordinary life not to eventually write about it and all the phenomenal beings I've encountered.

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