Kick the Fairy

a poem

(my photo)

Picture reason
​ ​​ -a bruised pixie
​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​kicked hard every time
​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​we lob ourselves
​ ​ ​​​ ​​ ​​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​at some alignment.

She’s exhausted
​ ​ ​​ from the beating,
​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​so tired that she
​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​​ ​ ​​can’t…