on a fine day,
while i was unaware,
it arrived, a little grudge

and it just would not let go
of it’s peevishness

now, like all “little grudges”
this one was not choosy

any topic, anytime, anywhere
would do for it to flare
in discontent

directing ire at loved ones
or world events alike

so what to do with such a “little grudge”
as a traveling companion through life?

best to get to know it well
watching it in the bright light of awareness
as it moves and what it causes inside the body,
the emotions and the world of thought

respecting it,
yet not letting it assume the driver’s seat