Volatile
As reliable as fireworks on the 4th of July,
you ignite. Over what? Who could guess?
We shield ourselves as if from floating embers,
ward off the sting for others and ourselves.
You bright shooting stars leave your aftereffects.
We, below, contend with them,
and never fail to show up for your next grand display.
FOWC’s prompt is fireworks.
The Daily Addiction prompt is reliable.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Reminds me of life with father…
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Not my father. When he was upset, he just got very quiet and avoided us all. Didn’t happen very often, but it wasn’t pleasant.
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Either way they wielded uncomfortable power, didn’t they?
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I can relate to this one! Ugh!
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Sorry to hear that.
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Sadly, we all have a few people like that in our worlds. Thanks for participating.
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I actually don’t any more. This is an amalgam of several people in my past.
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