Poetry Day: No Harm

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Samurai Champloo

(This poem came after a series of arguments with someone. They were always right and I was always wrong in their eyes. It eventually hit a point where anything I said or did made them upset. Hence, the situation you see below.)

We look through different prisms

See the world in different light

And neither of us wrong

You rail against my thoughts

Ripping at my words

When I simply say my heart

If I do the same to you

I am the ignorant fool

While you are the wisest sage

I seem to lack your insight

That brings up your boiling rage

My beliefs do you no harm

Since they are mine alone

I never push them forward

Or utter them out loud

I only mention them when prompted

Then shunned for being me

About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.

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