you say you were conceived
me too
you say you were born
me too
out of your mother’s womb
virgin and true
unblemished by mankind’s atrocities
me too
you say you were raised
trained
and grew up
me too
you say you discovered
me too
you say you learned
me too
you say you found love
untamed, unleashed
heart to heart, eye to eye
spell binding
till the end of time
me too
so similar are we
that you don’t notice the real me
the me underneath the shadow
the me that rests with one hand
on his crotch
and the other
on a noose
the me that takes the brunt
of his failures
with the palm of an iron hand
a grimace
the me that bleeds from both mouth
and soul
silence is a solace
but he breaks it like bones
breathless beauty is the mirage
that is me
you say we all die
each of us to our own grave
that is where we disagree
for with me
each waking breath
is a nail in the coffin of spirit
no savior to be seen
the misery is not a dream
but only I can believe
I am a teen poet and writer from Baltimore, Maryland. I’ve been published eight times on SpillWords, with my piece “Pleadings Against The Preposterous” being nominated for Publication Of the Month of May. I’ve also been published five times on TeenInk, with my story “Less Than Human” being published in the October 2016 edition of their magazine. In addition, Literary Art Review has published three of my poems as well.
You can read more of my writing at An Aspergian’s Chemical Romance and on Facebook
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