sarkasmós

irritability takes on a new voice

yesterday it could not be heard 

it hid behind a wall

whispering its impatience 

rolling its eyes

making its existence known

through tendrils of quiet annoyance 

and creeping acrimony 

causing subtle havoc and noxious chaos

but silent irritability fades from view

left behind at the roadside

it now must fend for itself 

in its place resides a new voice

strong in its words 

ancient in its derivation

for sarcasm stems from

sarkasmós Greek meaning

to tear flesh

and so it shall 

in all its glory

bite rip and sneer its way

through whatever stands before it

all the while accepting full responsibility 

for its paltry pettiness as it gleefully 

awaits opportunity upon opportunity 

indeed yes indeed

©KarenCasady2020