The Ruins Poem by Marlene Rashidi

Smokes from the cigar runs my life
Sins that I do, controls me
The drunken are my friends
No one is by my side
What my name stood for is gone
The happiness that I used to have is gone
Everybody knows I'm bad news
No one gets close to me, because the know
I am a ruin.
They think I'll ruin their dreams
Just like I ruined my
They think I'm their enemy
Which I'm not
I'm thrown out there in the streets
Neglected by my own flash and blood
I'm now a stranger
My mama's wise words that I didn't listen to
I wish she can come and whisper them to me
One more time, just one more time
My reputation is out there
I am just nothing, but a ruin.