The Victim Archetype



Shame and infamy is yours-
If you are a walking magnet for it,
It’s like predators sus out and devour,
Their next juicy target.
Ask the predator in you-
Do you not assume the position of an energy vampire,
Blood thirsty and famished like a shrew,
Around a helpless outcast of a prosperous empire.
It’s human nature to attack those-
Who walk around branded with the victim label,
With readjustment and repose,
We could just as easily turn the tide and the table.
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Written on March 24, 2023

Submitted by Soulofdivya on March 24, 2023

Modified on April 23, 2023

27 sec read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFCCGHGH
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 465
Words 91
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

Divya Hirani

Dentist, Software Architect and a lifelong poet.Author of the title ‘Of Illusions And Ink Spills’ available on Amazon.Instagram handle @soulofdivya. more…

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  • Philipo
    Human nature to go after the weak and the weak can't help walking about with a victim label attached to him. After all, he never asked forcit from anyone. It was forced upon.
    LikeReply 111 months ago

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