Where 'Is' Your Head At Right Now? Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Am I surprised my opinions,
And those of others given to them,
Did not matter then?
No.
I am not.

Nor am I surprise they have conflicts in their lives.
And those conflicts now have driven them to fear.
And if you would ask of me if their fears matter,
I can only express where my head is at right now.

'And...
Where 'is' your head at right now? '

Far away from their fears and complaints,
They had decades ago...
When they didn't want to listen to the opinions given,
By the ones who offended them with direct honesty.
And they intrepreted that as being negative.

So like the others...
I have 'positively' removed any future thoughts I might have,
Or bricks thrown upon their paths...
As I stand on a wall that surrounds their isolated visions,
I simply keep them to myself and from their ears.
Adhering to their wishes.