Today at karate
a kid hit another
He doesn't know why
he can't explain
maybe it was a joke
he said
I can see in his eye
I can feel his hand
lack of good food
lack of good love
He does to other
what he gets
done to him
We send him
to sit on the bench
for the rest
of the class
He sit still
he knows he did wrong
he knows he is wrong
he doesn't know why
something doesn't click
My heart aches
this rejection
this punishment
I feel the same
I feel stranded
Something he can't controle
controles him
The anger he receive
has to come out
There is a fine line
in Karate
where anger can be used
to fuel your training
You have to ride it
like a wild horse
Once in a while
you get bucked off
Broken on the ground
until the horse
gives up and
calms down
