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A Noble Jest

(I tell myself)

By BrenPublished 3 years ago • Updated 3 years ago • 1 min read

i have no idea

i can’t really see

i don’t really know

who or what i want to be

my path is all shrouded

my maps are all grey

and these lines in my eyes

they are there to stay

and every single lie in my heart

a moment wounded at best

from the noblest intention

to the slightest of jest

i wear this cloud of self doubt

like a silent, personal curse

i’m afraid you can't have my best

until you’ve seen my worst

i bleed from my soul in silence

a surreal stigmata of stagnant stares

cold and lonely tears and fears

not sure/can’t tell if anyone cares

the scars inside are no less real

than those that i allowed to mend

a frenzy of morbid self flagellation

i am my own whipping boy once again

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Bren

“I know what I mean it to be and respect that someone else may read something entirely different.” Me

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    Written by Bren