Afterglow

Simply Savagely Scathing,  Your words how they bleed Spewing bitter astringent, still Assimilated by a voracious, vampiric me. You- Dictate, Mandate, and Inundate Like an immortal; Dispensing positional orders. With acrid tones, and Gaslight  Introductions. Direct the Directives Direction Push an Inclination infection. Insult my habitation, Maliciously. But listen- All that Vicious Talk And rhetorical, vanilla-scented chalk Can't hide your Sinister hating. Marinette ain't making it, Imitating ain't emulating- It's Shallow, ! Now I see you got that Odious Itch, To graduate from shallow up to diabolical, But- Your Depraved Turpitude Will seep through, Sickly sticky, Inky Black, Staining your Masquerade with Acidic Plaque So while you're up on your Sky High Equine- Trying to shove me down into a crack, Exert control, or twist the facts- Before you Disparage me, Embarrass me Humiliate me, Or kick me when I'm down. You'll see me smile While you query "why?" with a frown And although you tried To extinguish my light, Fray my Line and, Take my confidence might, You'll see me shine. Feel my flow and Freedom of mind. As I bask in a fledgling afterglow. I might not be great But I know, I'm good, like- Brand new, breakthrough, Tight grain, Rock Bamboo. Definitely, Definitively  good enough, To be better than you. Copyright JMR Poet 2021 All Rights Reserved