Saturday, 30 July 2016

The Nature of the Beast


Underneath 
the glossy veneer 
     of attitude, 
the cracks, 
wrought 
by imposed 
self-doubt, 
g   r  o   w     w   i   d   e   r.

The anger, 
long hidden 
by sadness 
and confusion, 
g r o w s:
the cancer 
infests 
yet another 
young
s        
 o     
  u  
    l.

1 comment:

  1. This feels true, Jim. I don't want it to be, of course, but a lifetime of erosion leads me to say "true".

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