The Whimpering Boy

The world cursed and cheered along, as they pinned him to the floor,

A petrified soul, a solitary whimper, amid their baritone roars;

Defenseless he pleaded he screamed; while his tear-stained eyes,

Now saw through, their smiling façades, the unrelenting malice.

Scurrying past the blurry faces, the cold, condescending eyes,

Panting and puffing, he raced homewards, wherein he hoped he'd hide,
"Dry your tears!", he heard 'em shriek, "Must you never cower away."

"A boy who wouldn't stand for himself is no boy I'll raise!"

Obscure, he languished, in pensive solace,

Tongue-tied and terrified, he'd bury his face.
And weep ever so warily, lest they may hear,
How he wished he were more like his peers.

His fears now surfaced, memories flashed back,

In the deserted alley, in the impervious dark,
As his remorseless leer, met her petrified eyes,
He saw, the whimpering boy, he'd grown to despise...

Reviews

[PurpleMuse]

Horrible. Just horrible. So well written! Fine art for a cold world.

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[Coyote Poetry]

Us human, so cold to each other. Only seeing and believing what we want. Poor boy shall learn. Cold world. Thank you Swagato for sharing the amazing and worthwhile poetry.
Coyote

[Onlyme]

I really can relate and understand how this poor soul felt and was treated by his own loved ones. Articulate, emotional, powerful and raw. Empathic and touching. Beautiful done.

[barleygirl]

Very original & powerful depiction of how it might feel to be a "man" who is not fulfilling society's expectations for how "tough" a man should be. My brother was a wimp, a bookworm in school, so he had a similar experience growing up. Dad wanted him to be more aggressive & macho, go play sports & go hunting. But he would read all summer long, which dad thought was a waste. I love your writing, but I have to be honest, I think you are lacking in give-and-take on this website. It's not worth it to just read you without being able to interact with you. That's not what this website is about, so I will stop reading you since you do not respond to anyone who reads you.

[Swagato Saha]

Yeah. I get you. Basically I barely find the time to update my writing with school and year end exams and all. I'll be sure to get back to you and to everyone else, once I can. Thank you.

[Kate]

I agree with Katie on this. This truly was a deep poem. It was really intriguing. I'm glad a got a read-request for this.

[Katie]

Interesting. I would love to know how this poem came out of you. beautifully done. It tells a deep story. Please dont mind to review mine as well. :)