another shard of glass

It's Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've finished my second book of poetry and will be submitting it to my publisher within the next month.
this volume of ranting and raving is something a little different. The poems have the same character, leaving a bitter taste in your mouth, but i think it's a bit more mature than "reflect shuns". Also new, is some meanderings with reality and philosophical garbage. This one is called "another shard of glass".
I will keep you all updated as the new book progresses.
namaste!!

excerpt from "another shard of glass":

stroke of 12
opened my eyes
to forbidden things
delved into the black
murky depths
of disparity
like a protagonist
in a lovecraft mythos
survived
the lifting of masques
the stroke of midnite
adulthood
when we realize the santas
eat the easter bunnies
and clip the wings of tooth fairies
realities rough surface
leaving abrasions on my skin
turning me callous
obstacles and dreams
become unreachable
tenderness a commodity
that one can’t afford
parents lied
teachers, preachers
falsely guided me
to unrealistic goals
set me up to fail
like god did to adam and eve
since time began
its midnite
unmasque

~excerpt from "another shard of glass" by brad bodeker