Adversary

The enemy in this poem, is the one we should all fear most.

Laughs

Every time I fall

Breaks my knees 

When I’m standing tall

Kicks me

When I’m down

Refusing me 

My rightful crown

I can see

All my dreams

Circling the drain

Leaving forever it seems

All

Thrown away

By the man

Who calls me prey

I want

To fight back

To again be the leader

Of this pack

But this enemy

Is quite fierce

Through all defenses

He can easily pierce

Through all my trials

I have yet to meet

An enemy that

I could not defeat

But never has there been

Such a difficult adversary

As the man in the mirror

Looking back at me

Reviews

[Abigail Lee]

Hrm. I really like the poem itself. It took me a second to get the meaning, but I'm not for sure if that's because I was looking for so many different things or because I'm just slow today. You also did very well in the composition of the poem. The rhyme scheme and stanzas were very well organized.

Well done, cousin.

[Tainted Devotion]

I like this poem, and yet I don't like it. I know in a way what you are going through, and can feel it so immensely in this poem that it hurts. But it catches my attention, and it really pulls at my heart. You did yet another good job with this one. But I do hope that things get better for you.....