no ammunition

poisoned bullet in the

gaping wound

teeth sinking in to draw out

the shell

mouth covering the gash to

suck the leak

I spit, I spit, I spit and

I spit

desperate, frantic in this

self-survival mode

but, I pose no harm to my

aggressor

I respond without violence,

without revenge

giving no ammunition to the

seething force

(Image from edfreeman.com)