WATER OFF THE BACK OF A DUCK

"You have no right!"  yatta, yatta, yatta, Boom!
"You can't do that!" Nag, whinny, whine, nag.
The volleys and salvos continue to fly unabated.
Unaided, your defenses reel
Until calm is a foreigner, and lashing back seems
The only alternative left in your repertoire
Made up of candle-lit folly and dreams;
Once filled with logic, gusto and zeal.

How do you deal with the daily barrage,
The desert mirage, the facade of contentment?
How do you feel at the end of the day?
Do you put it away?
Are you filled with resentment?

Living with pressure is no easy matter.
Do you run and hide?  do you pass the buck?
Do you square your shoulders
And take its full measure?
... Like water off the back of a duck.

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