let's play victim

pick a card

any card, hold it up

and stick

it to your forehead.

pick what

victim you identify with

and cry to

the world with it.

i was abandoned

as a child,

i was poor, i was neglected.

look at the color

of my skin

or where i'm from.

how short i am.

play victim.

it's easier than being

strong

and rising

from the ashes

that you imagine

and prolong.