The Shadow of Indifference

You let me down

Flat, leveled, busted

By the rushing roadway

Bleeding

Going down slow

You let me down

Embarrassed, humiliated, belittled

In my huge mistake

Alone

Hugging my shaky knees

You let me down

Branded, labeled, stigmatized

On the walk of life

Indicted

Dodging long pointing fingers

You let me down

Gagged, shackled, tethered

To a hanging tree

Suspended

Death dancing jerkingly

You let me down

Empty, gaunt, starved

From the raging famine

Skeletal

Lying in debris

You let me down

Unnoticed, unappreciated, unloved

Within a careless family

Ignored

Wishing to be free

You let me down

Dismembered, discarded, swept

Between cracks of conformity

Buried

Knowing you are just like me