Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #238
Ever Since
by Belinda Roddie
Ever since you harassed me in my youth
and haunted me in adulthood, I've lived
a life of pain and unease, and the truth
is that I can never interact with
people the way that others do. I sweat
and freeze in others' presence. Paralyzed,
I stutter, stop, and find a parapet
to prop my body against. Stopping cries
from ripping from my body's hard enough,
but then I see you enter the same bar
that I've frequented for years. You act tough,
yet I see heat in your eyes like a star
dying slowly, turning to ash. I hope,
sickeningly, you're broken and can't cope.
by Belinda Roddie
Ever since you harassed me in my youth
and haunted me in adulthood, I've lived
a life of pain and unease, and the truth
is that I can never interact with
people the way that others do. I sweat
and freeze in others' presence. Paralyzed,
I stutter, stop, and find a parapet
to prop my body against. Stopping cries
from ripping from my body's hard enough,
but then I see you enter the same bar
that I've frequented for years. You act tough,
yet I see heat in your eyes like a star
dying slowly, turning to ash. I hope,
sickeningly, you're broken and can't cope.
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