Day of Reckoning

You always kept me at arm’s length.

Did you sense I wasn’t easy to train?

I was tempted to feel left out,

but I knew it was better to refrain.

Sometimes I wondered how you compelled them,

why they chose to give you free rein?

Being part of the “in crowd” is alluring,

but it was nothing you could permanently sustain.

You had a way of glamorizing commotion,

but I’m glad I decided to abstain.

Now that the reckoning has arrived,

are you starting to feel the strain?

Are you angry some eyes have been opened

or are you content with the sheep who’ve remained?

4/13/26