Poetry Day: Return When You Have a Spine

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

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(Think we all know this type of person. They’ve been around since the possibility of an anonymous criticism existed. Probably been around longer than the written word.)

I get your message
With no name attached
Ripping me asunder
As if we are at war
Yet this is our first meeting

I did not provoke you
With any true intent
You were not within my thoughts
Since I did not know you
A shadow beyond my circle

But here we are at odds
You shouting curses at me
My face naked and exposed
Your face hidden
Behind the anon tag

I temporarily indulge
Releasing immediate rage
Daring you to continue
Raising my anger
Until I lose my interest

You will claim your victory
After I have left the scene
I will go about my life
Never knowing who you are
Soon forgetting you exist

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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