Sunday, November 8, 2020

gulp

She sits and I stare, 
my headphones don't cancel noise
and she knows, so she says
"You're useless, a disgrace, a black spot in my life,"
I blink, consider rolling my eyes, why would I not?
I am the bad guy, the rampant teen. 
"Your heart is selfish at its core, you hurt others, 
hell, you can only use others for your own benefit,
if it were up to you, you'd use your own brother, 
so here's the truth and hear it clearly - you're shit."
I blink again, so nonchalant. 
There is a brief silence. I say "Well, go on. Isn't there more?"
"O Lord, if you hear me, never let anyone have anybody like her
in their lives, no matter what the have done."
She turns to me and says,
"Yes, you're nothing but a curse
to anyone whose life you're in,
you're in my life only because
in my past life, I must have committed a hundred sins."
I blink. Make my eyes devoid and look right at hers, 
which brim with hatred and disgust. 

As she looks away, I silently gulp,
and push down the block in my throat.