Ailsa Wright Poet Rhyme

Them Not Me

They tactically play it out,
So you're left feeling the shame,
Then they act the victim,
Making out as you're to blame.

Setting you up to fail,
Using mind games as their tool,
For it to appear to others,
Like you're just a crazy fool.

Eating away at your happiness,
Replacing your smiles with a frown,
Being as nasty as possible,
In order to drag you down.

Drip feeding you their poison,
Manipulating reality hoping you don't see,
Dreading the day you realise,
The problem is, them not me.

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Alison A Smith nee Howarth June 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM A constant battle reminding ourselves that we have rights as well. That others can't blame someone else for their mistakes. We have to see through their control and stand up for what we know is true. Nice write.