[This was originally published in F.U.C.K. poetry Issue #34. The publish date is approximate.]
several negative representations
toil of the downtrodden
is it my empty existence
masked in appropriate words?
that style masses sympathize with
echoing the nasty thoughts
so buried and hidden
as if i struck oil
and emotion flows free
only to be contained
regulated
back to an even flow
more accustomed with
sad, i take pity