Inner Containment Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Inner containment obtained,
That maintains one's desire...
To refrain from a brain drain.
Is not easy.

Most perceive a peace of mind,
To receive is a commodity.
Something cheap.
And a bargain found,
While shopping around a flea market.
Or a novelty seen on TV to get.

One's peace of mind to keep kept,
Requires one staying as far away...
From those obsessed,
With wishes to share...
What it is about living life,
That depresses.
As if...
They sought it to purchase.
And possessing what they bought,
Upsets.
To believe someone else,
Is prepared to exchange...
A pointless unexplained anger.

Inner containment to obtain,
With peace of mind to keep sustained
Is difficult to do.
Especially if someone is determined,
To pull one's chain.
And dangling from it,
A huge medallion reads:
'Please under 'no' circumstances,
Make attempts to get on my nerves!
I bark AND bite.'