Thoughtless

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Coursing
Curdling
Venom through my veins
Like the defenses of a snake
  taking a bite in the face of  
  adversity

Bile rising up
The emotions rot when
   they are forced back under
      with weighted chain, no key

A bottled ship too big for the glass
       yet unable to escape

It sloshes out in waves
   looks and thoughts
      comments that leak opinions
         if you are quick enough to catch it

Intent-soaked apple, poisoned
A concoction of righteous indignation
   Fairly earned by the person 
       wronged 
   from flighty selfishness that 
       need not be
Yearning for a morsel of truth and honest conversation

Responsibility as absent in their mind 
       as family estranged
Thoughtless actions, thoughtless minds

For this dealer refrains from a wealth  of sharp edged words
      reserved for unlucky few
The ones steeped too long
       cutting with truth
Undisputable
Too bitter for their fragile ego's tastes

They're the plant that barely grows
     Old, not up

Their closed book tightly locked
Skipping key chapters of mindfulness
Ones I cannot spoon to them
     like a baby refusing to eat
Else I be destined to stand
     in their regurgitated excuses
          as tired as their self-centered droll

It's the agonizing verity of it all
When they choose to stay blind to the
     measurable impact on our heart's ground-zero

Where immediate pleasure outweighed 
     an ounce of caring
Stinging worse when I see those I know deserve better
     take the brunt of harm
All because they can't be the villain in their own actions
     perpetuating reality's story
     the messy now of risk they neglected

How silly it all is when
     half the battle would be won - compromise
     only from half-baked apologies, 
     at least poorly present 
          rather than nonexistent
In the false hope of protecting
     a positive perception no one has