the comments
about friends and family
i have had my name
dragged through the mud
i have had my very being questioned
in the name of blood
Category: Poems August 2006
Something to Remember – Written August 2006 (Aged 31)
i can push back harder
i can be more spiteful
i can be more petty
i can be more cruel
and i am not proud of that
but it is a fact
Relief – Tuesday 22nd August 2006 (Aged 31)
relief
in spades
last for days
never expected
to feel this way
Lazy Window Eyes – Written Thursday 18th August 2006 (Aged 31)
roll down –
those lazy window eyes
scrub clean –
those dirty sunshine skies
But Never Love (Originally Untitled) – Written August 2006 (Aged 31)
why do they never say, love…
close…
proud …
means a lot …
important …
but… never love
The Loving Touch – Written August 2006 (Aged 31)
i wonder where it went wrong
was the weight of guilt
just too much
did parents abandon responsibility
and fail to provide the loving touch
I Had to Say Something – Written Sunday 13th August 2006 (Aged 31)
it is used to explain, ‘illness’
not bonding with children
not maintaining a relationship
the father leaving so young
never to remain…
How Did You Expect Me to Feel? (Originally Untitled) – Written Wednesday 9th August 2006 (Aged 31)
how did you expect me to feel?
you left me cold and bare
unable to be myself
and struggling to care
Story Book Eyes – Written Wednesday 9th August 2006 (Aged 31)
who are you?
tell me, story book eyes
sweet goodnight
and family ties
who are you?
Conflicted Responses (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 8th August 2006 (Aged 31)
of course –
i reach out
through a,
guilt ridden conscience
and through human nature
understanding the past
shaping the future
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