May 2, 2014 Life! What Do You Want (Tanka) 6 Comments Life! What do you want Beating me up ‘til I cry Then knocking me down Expecting me to thank you How about if I refuse! ~ ~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~ Share this:TwitterFacebookPinterestRedditEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Related Posted by Dom DiFrancesco in Poetry Tagged: anger, difficulties of life, difficulty, fighting back, frustration, hardship, life, poem, sorrow, strength, struggles, tanka, test, testing one's strength, trials and tribulations
Dom DiFrancesco 
Very well-said. 🙂
Thank you very much Victor.
Wow. Love the power and bite of this poem.
Thanks Charles. 🙂
No choice but to get back up, though…
That’s for sure…I’m not real fond of the alternative. 🙂