If you dislike my face
it's okay I don't mind
it was a gift from God
Do I frighten your soul
do you think you will catch
disease from just one look
I don't mind if you look
in other directions
if I enter the room
Of course if I bother
others with my presence
odd as I may appear
Time lasts but a moment
terror lasts a lifetime
trauma lasts forever
Seeing you look away
snicker behind my back
safely hidden from eyes
Sorry I won't explain
sadly why I appear
sewn-up like Frankenstein
Ignominious shame
indeed follows my days
if I speak with my heart
Gerro comes out my mouth
given my misshapen
gestures to say hello
Never give up to rise
noticeably above
names never meant to hurt
Arguably they do
as they stick unlike glue
adhesives in the mind
Left like a Post-It note
littering once clear thoughts
languishing in disgrace
Of course my life reflects
only who I become
objections waved aside
Time lasts but a moment
terror lasts a lifetime
trauma lasts forever
However I don't need
hilariously hard
hearted humans in life
Even if tears should fall
elegantly as rain
enters the atmosphere
Regard my face remains
resolutely ravaged
riddled by the disease
Science cannot deny
shudder blinds storm windows
signals my appearance
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