velour and valour of vulnerability
a poem
till last year
I was fooling myself
that I am vital, valued
now I know
that even if I leave tomorrow
no one will ever shed a tear for me
they’ll heave
a long sigh of relief
that finally
there is no one to fight with
that they can talk freely
without me listening
their dirty schemes
directed at me
that was the only reason
my life was still going on
to wreak as much havoc
as long as they can play their tricks
on my weak, vulnerable body
I’ve had enough, I’ve seen it all
nothing and no one can stop me from
getting off this train
at the whistle stop
and go to hell
with all this disgrace
of my existence
I wish I could help myself
but the more I see this life
the more I want to die
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July – September 2022
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Mescaline Brisset
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