Victim

her apprehension's clear
the weariness in her eyes
sadness emanating
actions controlled

helpless, she feels
a victim of life

motionless
she moves
non-active
but reactive
to her surroundings

weak, she feels
a victim of life

re-occurring
she punishes herself
through neglect
and negative thought

broken, she feels
a victim of life

conscious decisions
thoughtfully made
wrought with repercussions
felt to this day

listless, she feels
a victim of life

our decisions
are ours
the responsibility
hers alone
weighing shown
she finds it hard
to swallow

broken, she feels
a victim of life

she looks to strangers
for comfort
not found in friends
turned away
by those she loves
those that are present
offer no words

weak, she feels
a victim of life

invading strangers
say 'it's no big deal'
for that is not
the way she feels
tainted and contaminated
a poisoned mass
a touch once loved
now a sickening past

helpless, she feels
a victim of life

an unwanted perspective
revisited time to time
in need of improvement
she waits
for who knew
an act of love
could cause
such pain
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