Raven Rasputin - Here I Stand

Here I stand
I suffer
Of a disease that can’t be named
And infection can’t be blamed
For my brain is sick
With rage, and fear
Sickened by those who I am near
And ho! Alas! I did not pick
To be far from those who boost my health
And save my skin from my selfish self
To burn away this chronic tick
That burdens to bite my porcelain skin
Oh rumor, exempt me, forgive my sin
For though I still suffer
I can not walk
I can not stand
I crumple; I fall
I continue to crawl

Raven Rasputin

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