Running
By Stellar84

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This poem belongs to me, Emily.  All rights reserved.  Please,
no duplicating, copying, or distribution without my consent.
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     They hate me
     I know it
     I can feel it
     Breathe it

     The very atmosphere
     Thick with despise
     Of loathing
     I weep

     I hide it well
     You can’t see it
     Won’t believe it
     The mask stays

     It’s hard to break
     The mask of steel
     So carefully schooled
     That no one knows

     Your poison spreads
     All around
     More people turn
     Their backs upon me

     I back away
     Away to flee
     But where to go?
     I am forever running

     Running to hide
     Running to escape
     Running from it all
     Running...to die