Stephen is a web developer, Bahá'í, and interfaith activist in St. Paul, Minnesota. He likes to write about religion, social justice, sustainability, science, programming, &c.

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poetry, prose, and other strings of words · 1993 - 2003

Forsaken

Number 65

February 13, 1995

Adapted from a shortstory by Ryan S. Baker

 

Take a look at the lovely sky,
Such a pretty day,
But the rooom,
    a jail
Of that drab and ugly life of mine;

All so boring,
     colorless,
Fight to fight but nothing
Won but a little more time;
Love is dead,
Has died;

But everything around
Is funny,
     oh so funny,
Everyone's life is so drab and wretched;

I hate them,
And you;

The rifle only laying upon the wall,
Pain the only emotion;
I know not why;

Loaded… waiting for 5,
Forsaken,
To Hell I go,
Only to discover I was wrong.