she held him in her tightest grip
like a wrestler pressed against another
during a deadly fight
she was talking about others
down to the smallest contemptible detail
she did this, said that, made a face
but all I could see was a narc stating her rights
not right, just splinters of nasty nature
spitting and spluttering like a broken-down car
in need of repair, but never has the time
as narcs will never admit it’s their fault
they just tend to their child’s wounds
although, mind that, they never know
only we, who are abused by them, can realise this
yet this knowledge must never be released into the air
only locked up forever in a poem like this in a distant reality
to be read by people who can understand
as they were on the same side as me
looking at it and weeping for humanity
losses and ridiculous rules surrounding narcs
and the worst is that
they empower others around them
who unaware
drowning in a version of the world that isn’t genuine
as the narcs’ point of view is contorted, crooked, not compared
with what is actually going on
in the minds and hearts of others
trying to avoid narcs’ stubborn stares
***
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Moon Desert
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BA in Cultural Studies
Crime Fiction: Love
Poetry: Friend
Psychology: Salvation
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And in my experience, the become extremely adept at manipulation, keeping us & everyone else to keep silent while they prattle on about anything & anyone they like. And the eyes of those who understand meet the eyes of the victims, only to turn away with sadness & shame, without a clue what to do without making things worse. Reaching out as best they can while the narc is not watching to provide succor in secret as the whole town knows & says, "Tsk, tsk." This makes me thing of the short story, "Where the Black Cockatoos Go" by J. R. Lowe. Have you read it? If not, here's the link: https://shopping-feedback.today/fiction/where-the-black-cockatoos-go%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cstyle data-emotion-css="w4qknv-Replies">.css-w4qknv-Replies{display:grid;gap:1.5rem;}