Rejection Poem by Dorsey Baker

draw from
the sadness well
a big bucket of tears
deep sank
sickness of the heart
Rip you
wide open
too many times
shattered broken
sink into
the very soul
of you
a sinkhole
of sorrow
fragile flesh wanders
into the darkness
of the wilderness
no protection
from
constant dangers

they sour you
and beat you up
with scorn
placing themselves
a mountain high
above you
where they
keep pledging their distance

miles away
avoiding your skin
disdaining
your touch