Naked

Dignity uncovered,

cloak falls unnoticed to the ground

as i lie in this gown also revealing

depths of my privacy

strangers privy to my secrets

even your questions disrobe me and leave me exposed

I close my eyes in shame

My body a stranger

alien moans and groans

unlistening companion

I yell and I scream as the seams pulls apart

you can't understand my pain

"more blood?"

will they suck me dry?

do you mean sorry when you say it

or do you just say it to make you feel better

or me?

I hurt so much I cannot tell

now I do not care

my rebel lips scream out my pain at you

surprised by the whimpering sound in the room

I realize it comes from me

begging you to take the pain away

I no longer care which part of me you see

just take the pain away

something, anything...

PLEASE!

Morphine, yes.....

more please, yes.....

euphoric I float in short dream of relief

and sleep, yes sweet sleep,

free from the pain, the dismantling of my members,

the stripping of my dignity

I rest in opioid oblivion.

Omonigho Ekhomu

Class of 2009

*formerly an entry in the 2008 Alpha Omega Alpha Pharos Poetry Competition