those who do wrong by peyton skocylas

Those who do wrong

Know not the difference between morals and selfishness

Except when they do wrong to me.

Then they are bastards and bitches, all of them.

My heart is gold

And I think always of others

But only when it proves my gold status.

I am judgement-free 

Except for when you are beneath me.

Paint me a picture of myself in jewels

Buy expensive silk paints and hire the worst artist you have

As long as it costs me, it is a masterpiece.

I can’t help it if I desire what I think I deserve

Men other than my husband

The praise of a father who I can never impress enough.

Reputation and impressions, sweetie

Walk in my shoes, I’ll show you the way

Notice how my footprints are made of diamond

And if you scrape away at the markings, you can see a hint of the coal beneath.

I was once coal

Coal like you are too, see?

Don’t you want to walk in diamonds?

Don’t you see that the poor are poor because they want to be

You and me, we are the same

Watch and learn

See how I live

Dismiss those beneath you and you will rise to the top.

Isn’t that what you always wanted to be?

Successful and admired

Like me.