Material

 

You may look at me, through judgemental eyes

you can sigh, if it improves your life

If you think it bothers me, you are mistaken

because only I know the path taken

how my life was shaped this way

so, say whatever you feel

let your views air, I won’t beg or kneel

but don’t expect me to care

if you try to put me down

if only you knew

I'm already way ahead of you

 

I've been knocked out

by my biggest critic

Me, I've told myself things

that you can’t even conceive

I've belittled every breath I've took

so, your words

really don’t stand for much

they will sit on deaf ears

in dead air

sifting around the space in there

 

You see, I may not have a lot

if anything at all

I've had to beg, steal and borrow

just to survive these ordeals

I’ve been kicked when I'm down

so hard, I've felt like a football

flat, no longer round

but I got up every time

dug myself out of the grime

 

I won’t ask for pity, or anything from you

because I don’t fit your picture-perfect view

I've been called a waster, a drifter

but I won’t give up with a whisper

I've had to fight to even breathe

so, any words you speak through clenched teeth

I've heard them in my own tongue

louder than your voice can be sung

shouted to annoy my inner peace

so, I won’t fall to my knees

 

I believe in love and hope

not items you can grope

money, material, you see

is immaterial to me

they don’t mean a jot

I'd give away all I've got

to stand in a storm

under a cloud filled sky

letting the view fill my eyes

 

 

Thanks For Reading

Peace & Love.

Kyle.