
No matter the size,
nor intelligence,
nor status of being,
Anger can manifest in the smallest vessel.
A noisy bee consciously enters a building,
soon becomes irritated that it can't leave
so it pleads,
but isn't this what Mr. Bee wanted?
To be apart of a new world?
Mere seconds fill him with panic.
Disruptive sounds convulse throughout his body.
Anxiety may appear aggressive or indifferent,
Not a good look to the ones perceiving him.
There's no middle ground,
there's no satisfaction.
Now if you find a being embodying both,
I wouldn't be surprised if they aren't simply zen,
or born with a balanced gem within them.
I wonder if something more sinister lives there,
or if they're a child expected to be a certain way,
for it to backfire on the ones who raised them.
Maybe all of the above.
About the Creator
Fatima Peña
I am a mystic, multimedia artist, pod-castor of Clarity Over Comfort, and an intern for The Reading Series; a nomadic poetry reading organization who began writing poetry late into 2020.


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