Neither Ostracize Nor Stigmatize

Rejoice not when her financial muscle dwindles
Gout her feet and hand joints assails
A kleptomaniac her little cash swindles
The love of her life from away sails 

Rendering her social, financial and metabolic status repulsive
When in your considered view she reeks of misery
Driving your judgment and assessment compulsive
For a victim of usury projecting an appearance so dreary 

Her bearing, demeanour and gait 
Paint an apologetic figure
Teeming with an imaginary threat
That stands no chance in the rigour

Laughing at debacles the fallen
Surf at church, at home, at work, at social functions  
Where accusing fingers swollen
With hubris mete out sanctions

According to gang and clique standards
Demanding ostracization and demonization
At the earliest excuse gang bards
Demand to promote the most evil stigmatization

Despite a river of tears
She pours from her swollen eyes
Battling genuine fears
In the midst of heinous packs of lies

She strives to fight though her stamina at the lowest ebb
Staggers
As she navigates for several hours the web
In search of elusive answers, endeavouring from her aching back to withdraw barbs of daggers.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 6/30/2018 6:25:00 AM
Hi John.. So glad I had the opportunity to read your interesting poem this morning. I'm heading home from a road gig today and won't have this chance again for a while. Happy Weekend!
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