My Life Is a Joke

There were a few poems I got for a poetry assignment toward the end of the year that I thought had a lot of insight or power to them.  I'll be posting them in a little series and sharing some reflections in follow-up posts.  I think each of them taps into some of the emotional, spiritual, and relationship struggles people face as teenagers and also adults.

Here's the first.


"My Life Is a Joke"

My life is a joke

Forever unwanted

And

Forever alone

No one cares to ask

If I’m doing any better

The only problem is that

My monsters are inside me

My demons trapped within

They get to me and over take me to win

The only pleasure they get

Is the blood seeping from my skin

My life is a joke you see

Spread from lies

And dead dreams never to be seen.