Survival of the Fitest

In this hardship of survival 
of the fitest...
   I detest the idea of "kill or 
be killed",leaving me rather 
frabbergasted of the context.. 
i quiver in fear of what's upon 
me...
  When people remind me that 
am a spiting image of my 
father, i remember his wrongs 
and never his rights...
  My brother the complete 
spiting image of my 
father.Remind's me of the old 
man who was there but was 
never there, saying but never 
speaking,pointing but not 
directing,gazing  but not 
looking.....
  I remember the hardships i 
faced when all he had to do 
was look at me, and help me 
find my way again...
  My fitness came with anger, it 
came with sorrow, and the 
undisputedy bitterness of my 
soul, brought out the best in 
me...like an hatching egg, i 
will not beg to be 
released...As i am acustomed 
to survival..
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Konos Avatar
May 26, 2013 at 6:27 PM
Chate.....This began and I felt it was a novel and I longed to read the next chapter. Hope you'll write an Introduction and put it in my contest, "You've Written A Novel" I think its marvelous...
Rita Avatar
May 12, 2013 at 7:03 AM
Nice one,,, thanks a great deal...
A  Avatar
May 9, 2013 at 9:38 PM
this is deep, and the reminder you are consonantly reminded of is even deeper~ i like this poem, it kept me at the edge. ~SKAT
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