Nother poem

hm, its Kevin, as Ivan can tell, this was the SECOND poem that i saw, the first was pretty dark and death, suicidal, but then again, the topic is kinda dark in the first place.


Author:
Lori Sue Williams, USA

Poem
ANOTHER LINK IN THE CHAIN
Why does everyone use me and abuse me?
They take what they need, then they toss me aside.
Is this how the rest of my life's going to be?
I may not show it, but it hurts deep inside.

You may say that I am a sensitive soul,
but, I feel like I give and get nothing back.
Inside I'm developing a big, dark hole.
When I look deep inside, all I see is black.

People make promises they don't mean to keep,
but, I always honor my word if I can.
I know that nobody's losing any sleep
over blowing me off or forgetting plans.

But, to me, it's another link in the chain
that binds me to all my insecurities.
These things happen to me again and again,
and feed into all my inadequacies.

Just once, I wish people would think of me first,
before they go and take advantage of me.
Their self-centeredness directly makes me hurt,
and they're never around to see the crying.