Jōb Nikki

“Overcoming”

How do we overcome our rage

They overlook the cause

See only the irrational behaviors

Righteous anger with no exhaust

Gnarled family trees

Fertilized with bitterness

Inedible fruit

Rotting on the table

We sit down to feast

Fill our bellies with hatred

Dream of vengeance

God made a bet with the devil

Now all eyes are on me

As I let the prophecy down

Too weak to sing to the sweet nightingale

A failure for not smiling through the torture

I’m sorry my loves

I tried to carry us home