Examined Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I would hate to be thought of as...
Examined.
I would hate to be thought of as...
A novelty to closely inspect.
I would hate to be thought of as...
Someone who can not be hurt.
Or...
Someone who deserves the dirt,
People come to dump and to leave.

I would hate to be thought of as...
Not worthy of a given respect.
And I would hate to be thought of as...
Someone wanted wished to forget.
And I would hate to be thought of as...
Someone doing all they can,
To be the better person who understands!
But that doing is rejected.

I would hate to be thought of as...
Examined like that.
And...
I would hate to be thought of as...
Someone to be stabbed in the back.
And I would hate to be thought of as...
Someone useless.
Or...
Someone that others regret.
Or...
Someone in the past to forget,
Dissected and examined.