New Blood

Defenses of the Mind Mechanisms employed as defense Unconscious pretense Unrevealed A protective shield Inner truths hard to bare Held safely there Defenses, the living ghost Rationalizing, one of a host The do not care escapes Known as “sour grapes” When displacing a truer threat Dumping on… as safer outlet Suppressing and stuffing inside Difficult to hide--- set-aside As emotional retreat Subconscious self-defeat What cannot be faced As if erased No visible trace A well-hidden trail In mind’s jail Locked in memory’s file Stored under denial. 08/10/15