Please spare me, have you no shame?
pathetic poison prepped,
Underneath those displeasingly desperate diapers .
Years pass but the toxic, recurring echo remains heard
Distasteful slurs and horrid remarks fill in every last crack and crevasse
Plastering together an utterly repulsive vision of yourself
Displeasingly seen through your very own tainted heart and mind.
Lingering words feast upon vulnerability and unfaced fear
The unruly poisonous parrot squawks
Telling of your torturous bullied and picked on past
Plucking at the deepest insecurities you fail to hide and overcome.
Brightly neon colored to capture mass attention
Capturing and dismantling your ability to think for yourself
Slowly but surely the bullies from your past own your identity
Lingering words formed through high school envy
Stuck playing on an agonizing loop for excruciating eternity.
Maybe one day you will stop feeding the poisonous parrot with self-doubt
Begin poisoning the lingering words with self-appreciation and hard-earned success.
January 9, 2019
Plucking The Poisonous Parrot Poetry Contest
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