One of the Forgotten Ones

Dedicated to Cameron Mo

The voracious listener
Doomed to pity
The feign in her gain
Achieving at best

A thank you
An apology
Sullen and sunken
Dampened and tampered
Accepted, no doubt

As bright and foreboding
Like a billion red lights
Kissing her surface
Critiquing her dry

Letting her know
She’s the best of the best
And leaving her with
The worst of her kind