Bitter River
*This poem originally appeared on Sumayyah Said So.
o dead stars i call by name
your dimming lights
reveal my shame
never do my dreams come true
when i wish my wish on you
time i’ve wasted gazing up
hoping to be seen and heard
drinking poison in my cup
cross my heart and pray i die
stab the needle through my eye
bitter river
carry me away from here
muddy sea of hatred
drown me in my fear
ghouls surround me
playing their games
killing me so gently
questions never will i ask
in the darkness i must bask
the light it burns
and cuts and wounds
my affection always spurned
leafless hulking trees give shade
call an end to my parade
bitter muddy river
raging rapids full of woe
discolored sea of hatred
pierce my heart become my foe
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