Abington High School Student Arts Magazine Fifteen Year Retrospective 1999-2014 | Page 26

I am learning to abandon the world,

For it has certainly abandoned me.

At times I feel as though I am alone

And I am doomed to tragedy

Then I remember in this world of stone

You will never truly have a home

And so these facts I do condone.

I am learning to abandon the world,

For nourishing it no longer pleases me.

Apathy seems to be the flavor of the day

And I'm filled with hate when they look my way

The masks that they wear sicken me and bring chills

And deep in my stomach the bile builds

I cherish this feeling, thinking of the day

I stand up to finally spit it all back in their face.

I am learning to abandon the world,

For although it is comforting, it brings me no joy,

A dying entity can teach very little.

I no longer chase the illusion of beauty

I will no longer allow fear to govern my existence

I have abandoned the world, and I long to watch it burn.

WATCH IT BURN

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NICK HOITT (2009)