Arvilla Fee
The Grudge
I hold the grudge against my chest,
hardened, rough as rock;
some say time can heal all wounds,
but they don't watch the clock.
Lady Justice might not witness
every travesty—
knives cut deepest in the back,
a fall with gravity.
But karma often comes around
in its own inventive ways;
the flower with the proudest bloom
still ends up in decay.
Bio
Arvilla Fee teaches English Composition for Clark State College and is the poetry editor for the San Antonio Review. She has published poetry, photography, and short stories in numerous presses, and her poetry book, The Human Side and This is Life, are available on Amazon. For Arvilla, writing produces the greatest joy when it connects us to each other.