rattle the cage and what do we find
we all have a demon who lives in our mind
he waits every day through our sweetness and light
for just the right moment to provoke us to fight
he knows us too well and he is well aware
that given a prod we will seldom fight fair
we return to our basics our first reptile brain
fight or flight instinct, our answer to pain
snapping and snarling, our anger ablaze
we rise to our full height, disdain in our gaze
with him in the saddle we are out of control
we ride our emotions, forgetting our soul
Copyright © 2009 by Eryll Oellermann
yes..know him well.
ReplyDeleteand it sometimes takes a lot to rein him back in...
Lady G
indeed my lady! once the wee bastard gets a taste for freedom ... well, he be poncing about in the manner born!
ReplyDeleteWow. Visceral excellence! What a rush.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I wish my reptilian brain would take over a little bit sooner.
watch out for that sucker pardner!
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