Me

Increasingly isolated amid dreadful psychological scenery
Socially discarded and culturally abused 
Exasperated loneliness coupled with vengeful anger 
against those deemed the unapologetic perpetrators 

Lacerations upon the mind 
beginning to become infected 
Irreparably scarring perspective 
as well as poisoning the stream of consciousness 

Stagnant and listless 
despite writhing in existential pain
May as well be catatonic 
when inaction becomes the only response 

Healing requires painful recognition 
Not the acknowledgment that society is the aggressor 
But the assessment that I am my greatest detriment 
And that I projected my depravity onto others who were innocent of such egregious allegations
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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