- Kristina Cherep
Victimizing Your Pain

Do you ever wonder what someone else thinks of you
while you are thinking about them?
Staring at a couple on the bus
whose struggles you determine from their distance.
Is that your victim?
Are you
Judging the person wearing over-sized clothes
thinking they are not going anywhere with their life.
Is that your victim?
Are you
Admiring the perfect relationship like the eighty-year-old
couple as they hold hands through every bump.
Is that your victim?
Maybe the assumptions you put on your victims
are what you see in the mirror every morning.
Seeing your distant relationships
Judging the image that appears in front of you
Wishing you had someone to love.
Putting your own insecurities on your victims
makes you feel like you are not alone.
As they step off the bus,
you are again alone until the next victim appears.