O, The Herald

October 16, 2008 · Posted in Poetry · Comment 

O, The Herald

How you afflict me like a boil

Making my head ache like a drunkard’s on a cold morn

Your words leap and sting, killing all sense of hope

You’re a package of poison, dripping with people’s blood

A gong of propaganda like a male prostitute

Prowling in the night in hunt for a quick squeeze

O, how you crack hearts apart

Wearily, you speak with a single voice

As if you are a one-lipped monster

O, The Herald

How many more tears will you see

Till your ink runs dry?