Anomaly

[Bry89]

Loss of confidence and character
Dreaming of someone I can never be
Imprisoned in this world built of my own shame
I am a coward, a lie, a fucking freak

I am of nothing, always a failure
My mind and aspirations have drifted away
I only hear the noise of the darkness I see
I had never asked to become this way

Bereft of love and human emotion
An empty shell holding no courage or will
Lost in neverending cycle of pain and anguish
Drowning in my own disgust and filth

Look at me and tell me what do you see
Do you see the man or the anomaly?
Four minutes will determine a future between us
You can love me, befriend me
Or walk away from me

I don't care anymore
Go your own way if you think I'm a disease
You can love, befriend me
Or just hate me
~~~

A little similar to this, actually.

[RhymeLovingWriter]

The pair of these postings (this and the linked Asymmetry) challenge the reader not only to look, but look deeper. Both sound cries from a weary soul. Powerful stuff.