So many labels
Been used
To describe people
Like myself.
Most
Pejorative
Designed to harm.
Attacking one's soul
In a spiteful manner
Where misspoken words
Can be fatal.
In extreme violence
Causing bodily harm
And death.
Else
Suicide
By any means
At hand.
And
We call ourselves
The superior intelligence
On Earth.
Therisa © 2019
Author’s note:This poem is in a new form invented by a person, who is close to me and
wishes to remain private. She calls the form 'arch', in which the 4th stanza is – as she says
– 'much like the keystone is for an arch, holding both sides together'.
wishes to remain private. She calls the form 'arch', in which the 4th stanza is – as she says
– 'much like the keystone is for an arch, holding both sides together'.
The poem is 7 stanzas long, with 69 words. Stanzas break down as follows:
1st stanza: 3 words/3 words/2 words
2nd stanza: 2 words/3 words/4 words/2 words
3rd stanza: 3 words/3 words/4 words/2 words
4th stanza: 2 words/3 words/2 words
5th stanza: 3 words/3 words/4 words/2 words
6th stanza: 2 words/3 words/4 words/2 words
7th stanza: 3 words/3 words/2 words
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