Omar J. Saez
ENG-328 - Poetry Writing Workshop Professor Julie Ramon
May 19, 2022
Times Up
Did you want me? Love me?
I couldn't fathom.
Why did you conceive life?
You're best defined as a phantom.
Why did I conceive life? I fear
being best described as a monster.
Do you regret me?
Want to forget me? That, I believe.
Why did you conceive life?
You're best described as a lunatic.
Why did I conceive life? I fear
being best described as his nightmare
Do you know I hate you?
I despise you, and our uncanny
resemblance.
Why did you conceive life?
You're best described as a torture.
Why did I conceive life? I fear
being best described as a failure.
Do you hear the ticks? And tocks?
Our time is up.
Why did you conceive life?
You're best described as nonexistent.
Why did I conceive life? I fear
being described as you.