This is me
Blinking away darkness
Vomiting up soil
Cleaning the dirt out
From beneath my fingernails
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This is me
Tossing aside the shovel
Putting the moon back in the sky
And pointing my finger at you
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This is me baring me fangs
Shedding my decaying skin
And prying my ribcage open
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This is me
Revealing my beating heart
And the bruised handprint
You left on it
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This is me
Letting you live your
Pathetic life
Far away from me
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This is me
Picking up that shovel
Burying all your bitterness
And my resentment
In the grave you
Buried me in
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Where's the Glory?
In breaking news, rehabilitated Republican Senator Johnnie Johnson (Pronouns: HE, HIM, HIS) called a press conference from the Men’s room of the New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport, Concourse B, across from the Ignatius Reilly’s Lucky Dog stand. The Senator had just returned from a sexual reorientation rehabilitation program in Memphis, TN after being publically disgraced at a Buckee’s Truckstop restroom soliciting sex from an undercover cop three months ago. He is a founding member of the Reformed Christians for Christ, a conservative, pro-family and ex-gay advocacy group. In the spirit of being reborn, Senator Johnson invited reporters to marvel at his plans for a major remodeling of airport bathrooms.
By Cathy Schieffelin4 days ago in Humor
Comments (7)
Phew! The conclusion arrived at in the final stanza comes as a relief!✅
Stunning work
My favourite line was the bruised handprint on the heart and stanza was the last one!
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This one really resonated with me. Such elegant and powerful prose. I absolutely loved the strengthening voice throughout. Great job!
This is so deep and dark and painful. I felt a real sense of abuse and hurt and anger as I read this. Excellent job in conveying these different emotions.
The depths of bitterness can know no end.....this poem is poignant and vibrates within your reader's thoughts even after finishing it.