Shame
Shame surrounds me
It hangs over me
Like a dark, decaying cloak
Of varying texture and design
Its weight stifles the breath in my chest
And its rotting fiber leaves grit
Like foul grains of putridness
In the pit of my belly
I inhale deeply
Hoping to expel my shame with the spent air
But my breath becomes contaminated with it
Contagious and impure
I live in shame
I feed on shame
I bathe in shame
As it pollutes all that I touch
I wrap myself in shame
Alone in the dark
As I lie down and escape
Into sleep
Image used with permission
Artist: Nicole Haywood
Title: Overcome, ©2018
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