Personal Challenge Poem by May N

your denial proposes an interesting challenge
tempting as i prove to you your own worth
but still i grieve for your experiences
to which your growth was forced upon

you hide with cynical comments and thoughts
with words no ordinary man can follow
you encourage the confusion you cause
because it brings extent to your existence

you assume the worst in everyone
because you've seen the worst in humankind
and you view yourself as an outsider,
detached from the society we live

yet everything you say holds the grain of truth
humankind is superficial and full of selfishness
but it doesn't have to end like that
there are many more to us than that

i resent your thoughts of self hate
the doubts you express in hot anger
your words spoken in sullen defeat
as you criticize your own abilities

so i view you as a personal challenge
determined to break your cold walls
so that i may introduce you to the life
you never had a chance to see

i offer you my words, dear friend
because words are what i can give
let down your cold cynical guard
and listen to me for once