Mindless

• Katie Croaker, Grade 11, Alstonville High School
• Poetry
• 2011

Excellence Award in the 'Step Write Up 2011' competition

Your hands they torture me,
They bruise my tender skin.
Your pain is my pain
And I try to contend.
You run wild with emotions.
Chasing every memory;
Of happiness
Of grief.
You sway around my world
Finding tricks in every corner,
Feeding on my weakness
My constant yearn for love.
You Hitler of a thing
Not caring for the normal.
I hurt
I need some sympathy
Give me space
I beg and plea