Discovery
written by: Margaret Karim
I saw you
After many years
Stomach protruding
Too many beers?
Hedonism, Age
Have not been kind
Fine features distorted
Youth left behind
I recall
Your cruel jibes
Ugly, fatso
Four eyes
You were Mr Popular
Others followed your lead
Callous behaviour
An unwritten creed
I was subjected
To your verbal whim
Quiet, shy, awkward
The perfect victim
Budding womanhood
Invited unjustified scorn
Damaged my fragile psyche
Left it shattered, forlorn
I do not bear ill will
Experience made me strong
Learned hard lessons
Treasured lifelong
Slowly realigned
Broken pieces into place
Discovered sparkling facets
Compassion, empathy, grace
Margaret Karim is a retired local government officer. She lives in historic Gibraltar. Words are an abiding passion.
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