GASLIGHTERS

You don’t disturb a tree of bees
…and complain of stings from angry bees
You don’t annoy me like a fly disturbing my nap time
And give me guidelines as to how to react

Ib
Dish and be quiet on that unknown slime
And let the served choose how to react

II
It is only an inhuman who can drive a person to insanity
And throw around advice like they own their sanity
Fear yourself if you’re in that bracket
Because unless you’re wearing that anger jacket
You’ll have no vision of the beast acting messiah hoping for a clear description in a future docket

III
I will act as I please
Just as you acted to put my patience in a squeeze
By riling me up over and over again
There is no heart that stays silent for so long
While the same wound is being dug into over and over again
I won’t sing a forgiveness song
For many an intentional hurt
If you do with fire flirt
Burns are nothing to model screams on the runway of your tongue
So guess what in your mouth must be buried, your tongue!
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © November 16, 2025.