Bitter and Downtrodden
The world has taken its toll
He understood the chances he was taking,
Riding the winds that changed,
Years disintegrating,
Hoping the outcome can be rearranged.
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He wears his heart upon his sleeve,
Until he hears something he dislikes,
Then a switch is flicked,
And his stubbornness strikes.
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Change has not been kind to his world,
He’s become hard and bitter,
No longer the person of yesteryear,
Losing his staying power, he’s now a quitter.
😡
Sadness has become his best friend,
Loneliness the wall he hides behind,
Age has taken its toll,
His attitude blunt and unkind.
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He has become his own worst enemy,
Destruction a way of life he prefers,
His heart is closed, his ego huge,
Sharpness and anger transfers.
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Immaturity raises his proud head,
He boasts it is his strength,
Never realising it is his heart he hurts,
Keeping everyone at arms-length.
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It’s pitiful to watch him torture his own soul,
Pushing love away in his destruction,
Solitude his personal preference,
He is love’s greatest obstruction.
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Ask him for his truth,
Because sadly it doesn’t show,
Bitterness and ego his greatest obstacle,
To a truth he doesn’t know.
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Colleen Millsteed
My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.
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Comments (5)
Well-written, Colleen!
This was so sad. That's what changes does to people. They kinda lose themselves. Loved your poem!
Sad, and beautifully penned.
I was going to type a self-deprecating joke, asking how it is you could know me so well from just a few comments. Then I read it again & realized you really do have me pretty well pegged, whether intentionally or not. Insightfully told.
❤️🩹Although his heart hurts with anguish he ambles on and tries to deliver Love 😍 📝👥👍