Fragile

191. 25 March 2022

I’m sorry, small slender person, a while ago,

I sparred too hard against you in karate.

My fault. I was enjoying myself too much,

And trying to get a response from you.

So you cried and complained

To the Sensei who told me off for bullying you.

I apologised at once, but it was clear, no forgiveness.

Yesterday I made another mistake, insisting

You took your turn before me — but you didn’t like it.

Hey ho. I’ve always been clumsy with fragile people,

Hurting them without meaning to, their fragility

Making my clumsiness worse. It seems that I

Must always be the hideous fat villain

And the fragile one, the oppressed and martyred hero.

I could go full villain with an evil laff

By which Fragile would be justified.

I could go neutral, fading into the background.

Unfortunately impossible for me.

I must remember not to have fun sparring,

Try and make myself smaller and scareder than I am.

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