out with the trash

a man who feels no self-worth explains his plight

out with the trash

 

i am no longer paid attention when expressing myself.

i am being ignored by my colleagues, even when inquiring of my role.

i am being marginalized, trivialized and emotionally paralyzed.

 

shakespeare wrote that, “all the world’s a stage…..”

my stage is in front of a cold, black backdrop,

enabling the puppeteer to work the strings unseen.

 

i am but a marionette, dancing for an audience of empty chairs.

i am but a mannequin, clothed in garb of others’ choosing.

i am but an empty vessel, filled with the ghosts of human thought.

 

i walk the city streets cloaked in my invisibility.

the tattered sheets on my bed mask my feelings and my pain.

the stark façade in which I dwell hides my humanity.

and also seeks to end it.

anonymously.

 

dan © 2014

Reviews

[Jerome F Knox III pseud..]

I can relate to every line, every break, every analogy and metaphors.

These lines grabbed me the most


i am being marginalized, trivialized and emotionally paralyzed

[dan]

Thanks again for your always-eloquent reviews. I appreciate your input. take care...dan

[Roshan Nair]

Beautiful and dark piece.. this is very relate-able when I think of life in a bustling city where our identities and purposes are so easily lost in pace and translation. Possibly a place many find themselves at some point in life but deny acknowledgement to the state they're in.
A very honest portrayal of isolation and self-worth
Thanks for sharing Dan!

[dan]

Roshan, Thank you for your most eloquent review. I've bookmarked your page and will visit and reciprocate the read/review. By the way, are you playing a bass in your picture? I used to years ago, still own the bass but haven't played in over 30 years. take care...dan

[Roshan Nair]

Thank you so much dan. And yes I am playing the bass in the picture, I play with the college music club here for events and charity gigs. I dont own a bass though, its the clubs, although as soon as Im out of this place i will certainly invest in one.
Great to see another bassist here! never thought I'd come across one on this platform..!
Cheers!

[ANTO]

Truly dark and full of strong - very strong images of despair. The passion though is obvious - so much energy in the creating of this that perhaps the fires are being fed with the wrong fuel.
To describe a person as trash is probably the most hurtful thing one can say - to describe the self as trash points to such a vicious inner civil war.
Thank you Dan

[dan]

I was at a very low point when I wrote this. Your review is very perceptive in picking up on that facet. Thank you for your insight. take care...dan

[jacob erin-cilberto]

such a strongly bleak picture painted here of a person who feels totally invisible---

no attention paid, nothing to give...a ghost of a thought.

[dan]

Jacob, Thank you for your read/review, always appreciated. I wrote this at a very low point in my life, real feelings. You could see that, I thank you. take care...dan