(the OctoPriMo daily writing prompt was 'draining'- what drains you?)
too much information demanding
what do you think?what will you say?
picking, picking, picking scabs, poking the
lion, daring it to roar and attack
noise, noise, noise, chaos, yellling, spitting
god gives me the right to hate you and I'm
his favorite polls and debates and senseless numbers
dividing the sheep from the goats goading goading goading
poking, testing, pushing too far
why aren't you more like me? selfish people spewing hate
people who are supposed to love you use the word to
manipulate control shame not seeing you for who you are
but what they want you to be
facades, lies, fabrications, it doesn't matter anymore
what is Truth? nobody cares anymore words all crashing
hurting, splintering, crushing, killing there are no rules
nagging nagging nagging me me me mine mine mine
people people people sucking sucking sucking
you are never enough you are never what they want or feel
comfortable with you are never who they need you to be to
feel good about themselves you never know what is true and right
and good they will take and take and take and it will
never be enough
you
will never be enough
Very heartwretching and emotional
ReplyDeleteVery heartwretching and emotional
ReplyDeleteYou've given readers much food for thought. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeletePalpable intensity. Thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteThis is the most gripping, chaotic piece I've read in a while. Well done.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone says, "You will never be enough," some stubborn voice inside says, "Wait and see." The poem summarizes a brutal reality that can crush who we really are . . . I yet hope for a way to grow past these constraints. Intense and very sad.
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