Flick!

my hands are shaking with fury
in this 80° house
my body shivers
and teeth chatter
with pent-up anger
rigidly controlled

I am a guitar string
turned
too
tight
one Flick of the finger
and I will
certainly
SNAP!

But,
you are not here
to Flick the finger
that would break me in two

And,
I will purge your betrayal
on this paper
just as I purged my food and anger
all those years
and you will NOT
have the power
to break me