Vince Suzadail Jr. Poet Ballad

Narcissist

It was in my younger years
That you took away my heart
Just looking for a conquest
You tore it all part
You. put yourself so far above me
No mercy to be found
Playing as the victim
Finding joy in putting me down
You reveled in the glory
Tried to make me feel the shame
Playing oh so righteous
While using me to blame
The innocence that you portrayed
The lies, the undertone
Well baby take a look at me now
I’m standing on my own
I’ll never hold ill feelings 
But my bridges will be burned
Chalking up the time I’ve wasted
To experience and lessons learned
You’re the one who started the fire
Searching for a moment of fame
Now you’ve become the lost one
And I’ve become the flame.
While you set out alone
Keep your eyes on that blue sky
My wings have been released
And now I’m going to fly
There will come a time when you look back
And contemplate the cost
Just know that my star will be shining
Because you’re the one who lost.
I will dance and I will sing
I’ll mount that horse and ride
I can walk through the fires of hell
Without you by my side.

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Gary Radice July 25, 2024 at 1:52 AM Love this Vince. During my time as a mental health nurse I came across several people with a narcissistic personality disorder. Trying to make them see sense was difficult. Any facts that contradicted their fantasy thinking world were just rationalized away. I came to the conclusion that you can’t really treat such people but you should take care of and look after those around them. I’d really like to think the narcissist you speak of in this poem read, listened, understood and learned from this poem when you moved on and up. Sadly, I’m not holding my breath. Cheers - Gary

Ink Empress November 28, 2023 at 8:37 PM This is such a powerful write. I absolutely love it. And yes narcissists they love playing victim and the best revenge for such abuse and pain they inflict is “I will dance and I will sing I’ll mount that horse and ride I can walk through the fires of hell Without you by my side.” Moving on gracefully not allowing their actions to destroy us. I absolutely loved reading this. Definitely a fave for me