There’s an Elephant in the Room

There’s an Elephant in the Room

 

There’s an elephant in the room

And he’s big and he’s mean and he’s hungry.

He feeds off poisonous words hurled across empty spaces by the angry.

Vitriol sustains him, grudges held before bed,

This elephant is filling the room, he’s receiving his daily bread.

 

There’s an elephant in the room

He’s an opportunistic character of means

He draws people in and warms them before a fractious fire, it seems.

Drunk on power and pulsing negative energy, he stamps on feelings and already frayed nerves

This elephant is gaining strength that the angry silence preserves.

 

There’s an elephant in the room

And he’s making an awful mess

As the debris from the fallout has caused much pain and distress.

This elephant is growing bolder as a stubborn silence descends

Is this the pride before the fall, as each combatant his stance defends?

 

There’s an elephant in the room

And he’s taking up too much space

Pushing loved ones further apart until their steps they cannot retrace.

Broken fences and fragile egos, emotions running high.

This elephant is destroying things and time is ticking by.

 

There’s an elephant in the room

He’s got sores and he’s in pain.

Vicious words and dagger looks like barbed wire have cut deep into the vein

Of a family divided by jealousy, spite and envy

Even for this mighty beast, the burden of this feud has grown heavy.

 

There’s an elephant in the room

And he’s buckling under the weight

Mend the fences, bury the hatchets before it’s all too late

The years have passed and the sun is setting and soon regrets will rise

For anger left unresolved will abruptly end upon another’s demise.