Healthy Self-Hate
A fear of me boiled over a first date;
shooting stars overshadowed
the autumn in her evening green eyes.
The hate wired in me
is sufficient for us both.
Loosen the tension in your chest.
I’ve got the guilt concealed.
The stigma of what I know not
The cartel of broken dreams
cloaks agony in my heart of hysteria.
When I beheld your gaze, it was clear
I’m a game you play
between commercials breaks.
Again, I’m me.
The one nobody sees.
About this poem
A man with self-hate takes inventory of his thoughts.
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Written on October 10, 2022
Submitted by driownu2 on October 10, 2022
Modified on March 15, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 440 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
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