Innocuous laughs; friendly & warmly

Judgmental undertones of hate; persistent mentally


So, I smile and ignore: " just like mother taught"
Fruitless, as they snigger, hinder; advocate my fury; yet the waterfalls dried by drought -
Sandy dunes, timeless space; eternity stuck on replay
One, two, twenty times more - tears of dust; eyes of decay and rust.
Bout after bout, as if I've not already been knocked-out.
Never enough, never stops; life of mistrust!
Alas when bruises clear, the feelings repair, the mental tissues remain smeared - when all is gone... what's left... fear
A mark, engraved, burning searing itching scratching clawing consistently rapidly deep into the thoughts, like a ghost with no remorse, lurking.
Lurking, but never disappearing.

Inside, there is suffering, like a drum tutting
Shaking like a baby's rattle; rattling like a fish hoisted
Severing my windpipe,...