A Slave Life Again

by Gasttlee   Feb 1, 2007


PROBABLY NOT ONE OF MY BEST, BUT IT'S THE MOST I COULD COME UP WITH FOR NOW.

Now I'm a slave again
to those who think little
and despise every inch of me.

I'm just another victim
to those who prey
on others like me
with no restraint.

I have been horribly beaten,
spat at,
and abused in ways I can't explain.

This was never my choice,
for against my will I have been forced to become something I am not.

I work endlessly
and I barely rest.

Even in my own race
I find rejection.

At times it seems I get in the way,
for others see me as a nuisance.

I am an outcast to all
and a friend to none.

I trusted others too much,
a mistake I never hope to repeat again.

I am not like any other,
for no one could ever understand my feelings.

I feel anger, fear and vengeance deep inside
that I can't break away from
or let go.

When I look back to my past
I wonder
could I have changed anything?
Could I have been spared all this pain?

Those who came and left,
should I have let them in?
Or should I have left?

Would things have been any different?
Would anyone have respected me
as I respected them?

I don't think I'll ever have the answer.
Or maybe there are no answers to be found.

Will things change now?
I seriously doubt it.

At least things can't get worse.

I have lived a life few people know.

A lonely life.

A slave life.

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  • 18 years ago

    by Internal Hatred

    Absolutely incredible.

  • 18 years ago

    by La Muse Angelique

    The despair you've written here is so beautiful and sadly done, which makes this a great poem! There is always somebody for someone if it's just a friend or a lover. I just think you haven't found it yet...
    Don't give up hope.

    5/5

    take care

    xo angelique

  • 18 years ago

    by Jenni Marie

    "I am an outcast to all
    and a friend to none."

    ^^ I adore those lines...I find them to hold so much depth and power.

    "I trusted others too much,
    a mistake I never hope to repeat again."

    ^^ I loved that part, simply because I could read it and think, now how many people can relate to this? A hell of a lot, I bet.

    "A slave life."

    ^^Now that my dear, is a wonderful ending...filled with so much power and intensity that it hits the reader like a slap in the face.

    This, is a beautiful piece..heartbreaking, yes. But nontheless beautifully and elegantly written.

  • 18 years ago

    by Fredy

    "none of my best work" WHAT!!!!!!!!!!! this is one of the reasons i stick to this site to read poems like yours

  • 18 years ago

    by PoetryHeart

    Wow very deep, great writing, thx for the comment it really meant a lot to me! 5/5

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