April 16, 2019Poem
Nobody kicks harder
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Nobody kicks harder
Than me
When I am down
Putting the boot in
Banging my own head
Against the wall
Self-injurious
Behaviour designed
To punish
The wishful thought
Nobody shouts louder
Than me
When I screw up
Tearing off a strip
Pulling out my nails
Waterboarding
Self-inflicted
Torture endured
In silence
Lest someone hear
The scream
Outside
In a harsh world
Where blame lies
And truth
Is unevenly distributed