Dee Daffodil - Fire in My Belly

I think perhaps
You've mistaken me
For someone you can bully...

I can play nicely
With most of the other kids...
In the playground...
But I never cared much for bullies!

Please...
Make no mistake
I will not be
Those mashed potatoes
Mucked in gravy
Upon your plate!

I cannot see myself
As putty in your hands...
And as it stands...
I will upon occasion
Rear my ugly little head
And defy you!

Please...
Make no mistake
About the image that you see
While the cuteness may be charming
Underneath...
I really can be...
Quite nasty...
When provoked!

So...
Have we drawn a line in the sand yet?

You seem to have this need
To show me where you stand
On certain issues...

You apparently fail to see...
Where I stand!

Frankly...
I could give a rats ass
About the rules that you have made
For 'your' people...
They need not apply to me

You and I...
Are equals...
So save your power trip...
For someone else!

I have no intention...
Of bowing down before you...

Call me crazy...
But sometimes...
I recognize the fact that...
Confrontation...
Must be met with confrontation! !

So back off!

Or...
Cross that line in the sand...
If you so desire...
And let's just see where it gets you...
(smiling at you because...
It's been a long while since
I felt this fire in my belly!)

Dee Daffodil (HW) 15 October,2008

Dee Daffodil

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