The Origin of Resentment

Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. ~ Ecclesiastes 7.7 KJV

Mad as Hell.
Not going to take it any more.
Cruel, unjust treatment,
oppression.
You don’t have to treat me
like this, God!
I resent it.
I resent life.
I resent you.
What brought me here?
What happened?
I had everything I wanted.
I could
be
somebody!
The oughts, the shoulds, the talent —
they got in the way, destroyed me.

It’s not the gifts you gave,
it’s my insecurity
in my ability to use them.

A Time for Verse - Poetic Ponderings on Ecclesiastes (Kindle Locations 491-499).