Self Defamation (Dark) Poem by Thomas Plotz

There were young men, family
Climbing on the waterfall

I was standing tall, high above the canyon's edge

Then I called out to them
Will you catch me if I fall

But they sat their, and said nothing
Just watching to see if I would do it

Throw myself over the parapet

Seeing if I would commit
To this deadly act of self defamation
Damaging the good words of who I am

Then I slowly turned, and...

T. Plotz
NOV 21 2015