"Rejection"

by Jeph Johnson

 

It rears its grotesque underbelly.
I am embarrassed to relive these moments.
I cannot bare to give recognition to this;
That which won't take me in,
But spits me out
Into the cold-
Into the night
Where, at least, the darkness hides it.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

circa 1999 

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