A Way Out

Cornered
can't move this way
can't go back
Risk looking crazy
for not speaking
or becoming crazy if you don't

They enjoy it
the closer they come
oozing disingenuous feelings
like pus from gangrene
they enjoy the pain in your eyes

but don't hide it

Every whisper
wiping away your credibility
every eye looking you over
you know
they are tearing you down
to prepare the next victim

They plead the case of the innocent
getting others to perceive you
as being off balance
when others don't see
how they lay the full weight
of their treacherous intentions on you

Don't forget
they enjoy it
Don't forget
you are an object
Don't forget
there is a way out
even if it's hidden behind your tears