The Bully in the House
I did not realise the Bully in the House
Also resided in the Middle East ..the West
The North… the South.
I did not know the Bully in the House
Cruel Mandarin and threatening…
Had brothers everywhere
Holding the power in their tyrant hands.
I did not know
The man who broke his own wife’s will
And sucked all life from her
Who kept her tethered… parted from the world
Until her brittle soul became a ribboned thing
I did not know that he was a international.
The man who for himself
Kept all the best of everything
As the unquestioned prize
Of his superiority !
I did not realise
That Bully in the House
Was manifest.
The Bully in the house
Brought pain to us
It hung in every corner of the room
And there was no escape
The Bully saw to it that
No one could retaliate
I did not realise the Bully in the House
Also resided in the Middle East ..the West
The North the South….
Until I lived thru’ many years
And dwelt in many places.
Kristine Byrne August 2014