Grim Inheritance
Broken perceptions
linger in an afterglow
of humiliated defeat.
Persecuting a withered intellect.
A soul is left hollow by
a hastened amputation
of self-worth.
Generating a lack of remorse.
Punishment is bestowed
upon an innocent bystander
in a vindictive wrath.
Terminating all hope.
An immediate smirk came to my face when I read it. Perhaps it's a bit melodramatic, but the precision and minimalism it was written with made me feel good about it. Even the title seemed appropriate.
