Shame Guzzlers
It’s hard enough
To carry my own burdens
To bear my own weight
I don’t need to carry
Your hatred and shame
Alone the way
It doesn’t burn more calories for me—
It just raises your dopamine
When you’re behaving contemptuously towards me
I see you as a fat lazy glutton
Desperate to steal my joy
And guzzle it for yourself
The way my sister always did
When I was growing up.