i'm less than human
in this world that we live
i'm stone cold sober
but have nothing to give
in a world full of money
i haven't had any
with relationships aplenty
I haven't had very many
I live all alone
almost never leave the house
I'm afraid of everything
except maybe for a mouse
My dreams hold me hostage
they tether me to the bed
so scared to be alive
I often wish that I was dead
the shrill of the telephone
makes me shiver in fear
everyday sounds
bring forth a myriad of tears
you might wonder how
someone can be so afraid
I can't go outside
since i was betrayed
a man tore my life to shreds
and broke my heart
he made me feel less than human
when tore my life apart
he used me and abused me
then threw me in the trash
walked out and left me
without any cash
he yelled and he screamed
and he called me a whore
than he slammed down the phone
as I crumpled to the floor
I want what I used to have
a life that was more
i was somebody, not nobody
but that was before
Linda Racaniello
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/less-than-human/
