Poetry by Scott Simmons

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Faith

I don’t understand why you believe in me.
When I’ve never believed in anything.

I don’t think I’ll do a good deed in my life.
But somehow you make me want to try.

Maybe there’s hope that I can’t see yet.
Or maybe it’s just bullshit I bought into.

Either way it’s made me a better person.

Even if I don’t get why.





​You’re Right To Fear Me

I’m a gentle soul with a ruthless heart.
I’ve been spat on many times.

But live in the name of love in spite of it.
And create new life from ashes I leave behind.

I fight against myself to prove you wrong.
It’s why I’m not the monster you wanted.

But instead the man I chose to be.


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Scott Simmons is a poet, humorist, and artist of debatable quality from Houston Texas. He is also the editor of the Dope Fiend Daily and enjoys reading your submissions as little as possible.

His work has been featured in places such as The Rye Whiskey Review, Fearless, HST, Daune's Poetree, The Black Shamrock, Anti-Heroin Chic, and Under The Bleachers.

His book The Editor's Manifesto is now out on Amazon.

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