I am frustration incarnate,
hurling bricks into windows
newly replaced at autumn’s end,
seeking out matters of fortune
to enforce my brand of fate,
joy shudders and recoils.
The newlyweds’ happiness is in peril.
I will destroy their optimism
for daring to live fully.
I am the universal law
breaking shiny new toys
at the slip of a finger,
building a tower of folly
engineered from mistakes
which quickly compound.
My wrath is potable,
my reach unfettered,
my reason without rhyme.
I will not let go,
nor give you an option to escape.
You have agreed to my rules,
and so I have taken advantage.
You’ve been poisoned,
I will bleed you dry.
gracious... this scared me.
though I still like it.