Violence Frightens Me

VIOLENCE FRIGHTENS ME Violence frightens me It disgusts me I hate it But I live Because there are those who must violently contend with violence for me My defenders Irony and sadness and pain and knowledge Only when we learned to defend ourselves with violence against violence Did we cease being the easy victims of violence Now we are still victims of violence But far less And we to defend ourselves Do more violence than we once did Irony of ironies Sadness of sadness I live because of the violence others must do to protect me And I hate violence Most violence The violence that does not protect me and those I love.