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Impaled on a stage, and weighed on scales, with bits
of litmus paper thrust distrustfully in odd
body crevices, I'm shown the statistical proof
of stunted growth and blundered opportunities
Wounded in self-esteem, I study my dented
identity, feeling loathing and disgust for the sham
ham actor, who practised his insufficient
skills within that person that I strove to be.
Ceilings to ambition, once so lofty in height,
slide downwards to cramp my impeded vision,
while derision goads me to wriggle free from the grim
limits, newly imposed on walking tall.
From deep within, I'll somehow bring to birth
a structured character of human worth.