Today at karate
a kid hit another 

He doesn't know why
he can't explain
maybe it was a joke
he said

I can see in his eye
I can feel his hand
lack of good food
lack of good love

He does to other
what he gets 
done to him

We send him 
to sit on the bench
for the rest 
of the class

He sit still
he knows he did wrong
he knows he is wrong
he doesn't know why
something doesn't click

My heart aches
this rejection
this punishment
I feel the same
I feel stranded

Something he can't controle
controles him
The anger he receive
has to come out

There is a fine line
in Karate
where anger can be used
to fuel your training
You have to ride it
like a wild horse
Once in a while
you get bucked off

Broken on the ground
until the horse
gives up and
calms down