Revenge Wins?

Don't Choose Sides, Choose Compassion

By Brandon PhiferPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

Will smacks Chris on stage one night.

"What's his problem? Control your rage, don't fight."

Composure praised and a year goes by,

Attacks are thrown by a stand-up guy,

Anger is wrong, but I guess revenge is right.

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Brandon Phifer

Happily married, father of four. Writing has always taken a back seat to life, but I seem to always find my way back to it. I've decided to finally trust my mom's lifelong encouragement and write more consistently & let creativity flow!

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Don't Choose Sides, Choose Compassion

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