I fear no one could love me <br />And what reason can I give- <br />As an answer to my aching; <br />For the lonely life I live? <br /> <br />I've never earned a Flatterer; <br />Nor ever have I laughed- <br />At an 'ugly' heart depleting <br />Due to someone else's wrath. <br /> <br />And I'll never love a victim; <br />For I wouldn't cherish Me. <br />But I'll seduce the moss that grows- <br />About my hanging tree.<br /><br />Kyle Hamp<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-hanging-tree-2/