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I am the cheese that rots in the vestibule of hell
Why do you laugh at me?
What are you trying to prove?
Does tearing down the weak affirm your self worth?
I’ve been bent for so long;
It feels normal to submit,
I’m too flexible to take a stand,
An unmarked banner tossed in the wind.
I'm made insecure by the fox.
I’ll believe any lie he tells me.
Eagerly, I reach for them
While I drop my dignity.
What are you trying to prove?
Does tearing down the weak affirm your self worth?
I’ve been bent for so long;
It feels normal to submit,
I’m too flexible to take a stand,
An unmarked banner tossed in the wind.
I'm made insecure by the fox.
I’ll believe any lie he tells me.
Eagerly, I reach for them
While I drop my dignity.
Published 14th Oct 2012
| Edited 1st Apr 2016
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30th Oct 2012 5:02pm
I truly enjoy the use of the website's explicit content warning as a tool for this poem's interpretation. Your phrasing is really strong here, especially in the euphemisms. 'I'm too flexible to take a stand' is definitely my favorite line and probably the strongest here
