I Am Nothing Poem by Leria Hawkins

I Am Nothing

Rating: 5.0


I Am Nothing
Date: April 25,2013

Who am I, but bits of flesh and flame
No more real than your warped fantasies
Inside, I’m steeled by the stones of bigotry
Outside, I’m the audience for your disease

And…who am I, but a grand and willing illusion
A mouth to sip the wine of your infidelity
A phantasm made of holes
No more than an orifice to indulge your betrayal

Who am I…but a witness to the throb
A landfill for your depravity
I am weathered and worn by indifference
A blank canvas for the dregs of your mind games

I am the catalyst of your poison
A coffer filled with unclean musings and dirty little secrets
I am a salve to soothe the scabs of your abscess
A clever veneer to hide the cancer that eats you alive

Who am I…but a trinket, a troll
I am the scorn of your daylight prejudice
The pretense of your corruption
I am the smoke that conceals your sin

I am the one…the one you hide behind
I wear scars, beneath the chill of timeworn flesh
I am the soul you assault, the spirit you rape
My veins seared over and over by your extremes

And I am absolutely nothing…nothing to you, whatsoever…

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Copyright © 2013 Leria Hawkins, All Rights Reserved

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Tapan Kumar Pradhan 26 April 2013

Ah, absolutely fantastic. You have got real talent here. With practice you can become really great. I gave you 10 outa 10....

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