the pit

the pit, i am.
people suck the goodness out of me
leaving the hard, untouched part
in the rest of the environment.
i get spit aside
land in with the stones
i'm ashamed of who i am.
i try to grow under the stones
they suffocate me
i can't grow
i die for no one wants me
no one will ever accept me
for who i am.
i want to be accepted
because i am the pit.

june 2005