Does The Word 'Fool' Appear Anywhere On My Forehead?

My toes hurt,
From your conscious stepping upon them.
Do I forget a pain you intentionally inflicted?
Do I forgive with a letting go?
Do I keep turning my cheeks,
Until each becomes tenderized?

Will the natural color return to my eyes...
After going through crying spells,
And different shades of sorrow?

Will my urge to jump from a ledge...
Motivate you to pledge loyalty to me?
And to what degree?

I doubt any of this.
Just like I doubt your attacks on my integrity,
Was something you did not intend!

Does the word 'fool' appear anywhere on my forehead?

~No!
No it doesn't.
But I will be sure it becomes branded on mine! ~

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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