when your labeled freak
then singled out
what lies within you
has yet to be seen
each and every lie
you tell your friends
they believe every word
making me alone
an unknown shadow
without form
you say it's not intended
yet all you can say is lies
no longer can i tell
what is true or not
all because of you
left in this life given
that i never wanted
i never asked for this
loneliness to eat me alive
drowning in low self esteem
no one really there for me
no one to turn to
my birth fathers words
ringing in my ears
day in and day out
till i wished for death
criticism was all i got
none of it was constructive
alone in my own darkness
where it seems everyone
always wanted me to be
living forever haunted by
every word my birth father said
everything i had to fight for
every lie i had ever heard
only to be alone in the end
A contest entry
- A contest for loners by Big Scrive.
550 points, ended December 29, 2008, 17 entries
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Comments
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This was very sad to read, but I'm glad you did. By bringing in your birth father (a very personal figure, and part of your life) You make it much easier for others to identify with your point of view, as you feel the same loneliness many people are forced to experience.

