Despise

Look around and you'll know what it's all about.

I despise you all,

Everyone and each one,

I have seen you cutting corners,

Talking, giggling, telling jokes,

Taking without asking,

Asking without a will to know,

I have seen your empty looks

That try to penetrate me,

That try to make me feel ashamed,

That are so hollow that I can hear your words

Echoing in their vacuum -

And you can’t do anything at all,

I despise you all,

Everyone and each one,

I have heard you telling lies,

And lying, and lying, and keeping lying -

As if you could make the lies become the truth -

Imaginary stories with no roots,

I have heard your stupid talks,

As empty as your heads,

That cause no good but wounds,

That put me off and make me think

Of you as nothing more

Than a companionship of jesters,

I despise you all,

Everyone and each one,

I have seen your false smiles,

Assurance of good will, handshakes,

Changes for good, mostly for good,

As you earnestly claim,

I have seen your glittering suits,

Shiny cars and shiny wives,

Your houses built with bricks of naivety -

They are build on sand, for sure,

And will collapse, for they are as weak

As your truthfulness,

I despise you all,

Everyone and each one,

I have heard your ear-piercing prayers,

They won’t help you when the time comes -

For you were to love your neighbours,

But your hearts are filled with hate,

I despise you all,

Everyone and each one,

I have seen your attempts

To show your distinctness,

To make yourselves feel better at all costs -

Even of you look like fools,

I have seen you raising flags,

And screaming, marching, screaming, marching,

Making the streets become your home,

And turning your homes into orgiastic bagnios -

Never will you understand that to be proud is to be quiet,

I despise you all,

Everyone and each one,

I have heard your lulling voices

Trying to convince us that it’s all fine

And nothing is to be changed -

Just because the changes would affect you,

I have heard your cackles, chortles,

Your laugh while deceiving others -

Never is it clear to you that it will end someday,

And you will have to stop laughing

And start weeping,

I despise you all,

Everyone and each one,

I have seen your grimy faces, your eyes, dark eyes,

Asking for help, like beggars one the streets,

Coming here for help,

Giving nothing in return,

I have seen your desert customs

And your children wandering around,

Looking for a brawl, complaining,

Instigating, wearing masks and setting fire,

Accusing of intolerance

While being even more than that,

I despise you all,

Everyone and each one,

I have heard your wretched proverbs,

Worthless sermons, dubious wisdom -

You think it’s the age that makes you wise

And you’ll be proven wrong soon,

I have heard your words of doubt

Circulating in your veins,

Your disbelief and distrust -

Since never were you young

And never tried to fight,

I despise you all.

Author's Note

I would appreciate any form of criticism.

Reviews

[Bear]

Nice soliloquy, to often the truth of human natures dark and angry side is overlooked. A very powerful and creative work of literature, you can feel the anger and contempt in the words but there is also an intellect that understands. Thank you for allow me to read this, I look forward to reading more of your work.

[Czarek Osowski]

Thank you very much!