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reflective nightmare

by Michele Schottelkorb

dreaming 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 presence

07/02/2003

Author's Note: internal thoughts of my youth gone wild...

Posted on 07/02/2003
Copyright © 2024 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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