Solicited Hatred

There are a few people that I hate in my life

Personas and ideologies never seem to align

Pushing me into the corner to focus on the light

Berating me for not taking stage or looking alive

Trying to blame me for their own unsuitability

When I did only what was asked of me diligently

Gatekeeping works while questioning credibility

Incompetency masking is exposing insecurity

Leading to a lingering frustration, hearts heavy

It’s killing all the joy in a work that’s quite busy

Then piling on me for escaping out my lone city

Why are they birthing rivalry to dish animosity?

Creating a mountain instead of building a bridge

Separating our minds, and outdoing is our wish

Blaming me of sabotage is a claim they insist

And my anger blows up, evaporating the mist.

By: Arman Yusuf