dangled
all his life at the rim of a cliff
hanging or being dangled
coarsened by exposure and fear
insecure, victimized
blaming because he would not
have chosen this for himself
never learning compassion
as none was given
never grasping empathy for never
safe to feel beyond his own terror
poor Bluffo, family history tells us
much except how to help you now or keep you from harm and harming