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reflective nightmare
by Michele Schottelkorbdreaming through kaleidoscope eyes
the misfit feels no pain
seething at the purple skies
her body knows no shame
drifting to a place unknown
her spirit never here
doing only what she's shown
death is very near
rising to accept her fate
cringing deep inside
wishing for a single mate
where is her place to hide?
torturing her fragile spirit
she butchers her precious soul
the victim, yes she knows it
vomits nightly in a bowl
look at her stark reflection
deep within a mirror
spit at her grim direction
the reaper has a sneer
how much longer can she live
this pitiful sad existence
hating herself, no more to give sickened just by her presence07/02/2003 Author's Note: internal thoughts of my youth gone wild...
Posted on 07/02/2003
Copyright © 2025 Michele Schottelkorb
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 07/03/03 at 12:44 PM Strong reminders of my own misfitting many years ago. Good job! |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 01/01/04 at 04:02 AM Poem #4 - Luckily, we do wake up from these awful moments |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 01/30/05 at 01:41 PM and such internal thoughts, these are, as would come to the fore, rain down upon parchment, enlisted of a quill, who must have shed tears as well as ink in telling their tale. |
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