I Am No Better Than You Poem by Rose Marie Juan-austin

I Am No Better Than You

Rating: 5.0


You stripped me
Of the vast wealth
I inherited from my ascendants
Enormous tracts of land
That even the eyes
Could not see its limit.

You are a fraud
You tricked everyone
By the power of your social position
And with the stroke of a pen.

I hate the way you talk
I hate the way you smile
I hate the very sight of you
I curse the ground
On which you stand.

I hear the rumbles
Of my own angry heart
I need to get even
See you crawl
And you seriously wish
You were never born.

I am no better than you
I let hatred take over
I sought vengeance
For I am just human.

Saturday, November 11, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: revenge
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Dillip K Swain 06 March 2018

The revenge is justified because...You are a fraud/You tricked everyone/By the power of your social position/And with the stroke of a pen.......thrilling expression Rose! Liked it......10

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Thank you, Dr Dillip for your wonderful comment.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 11 November 2017

Such a well-expressed emotion, Rose Marie..... A full 10+++

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 11 November 2017

Thank you, Bernard. Your comment is always a gem to my pen.

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Edward Kofi Louis 09 January 2018

I am just human! ! And to err is human. Thanks for sharing.

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Nabakishore Dash 26 April 2022

You have expressed your anger and hatred in very apt words.but your admission in the last stanza expresses your greatness.

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Sandra Feldman 15 July 2021

Deep sincerity, pain and anger move this strong poem in a very realistic and well written way. We feel it all.!

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Suresh Kumar Ek 06 September 2020

even raged by vengeance, it is poetry

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Kesav Easwaran 05 March 2020

So true. Revenge is often forced upon us. Could be God willing. There is a limit for being cheated, Powerful penning 10+

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Aniruddha Pathak 27 July 2019

So true, there is one thing about a man/woman of rage readily expressed is: there is not so more than what we see, no scheming inside, no hiding the feelings. Now, there is another one with murder in mind, but he/she can smile still.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin

Rose Marie Juan-austin

Laoag City, Philippines
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