1 Ford, 1 Tree, 1 Families Hearts Bleed
Born May of '75 in Adelaide, South Australia
given the sweet name Denise, life had thrown hard at her from birth
always giving it everything, smiled at the cracks so it brings the laughter
But, as life struggled with her throughout her childhood
she would become a mother, at a very young age
with a future of pitta, patta of little feet
while those six lives her only reason to struggle this life's best
She found smiling with ease and content, with each new baby blessed
the trials fought through each and every day,
filling her eyes with watered down tears show no sign of hope
life just began to focus on the horizon, this had never been tried before
finding the ease I much longed for, came to be in this countryside life
Wham, now to pay for those years of love and laughter as contentment
Out of the blue, a white ford would change the lives of this entire family
out of control, only to be stopped with a tremendous, and awful thud
as the car roll onto its side sliding along till our roof hit the gumtree
terror only a few seconds long, but we can try to forget those sounds
the night terror of visions flashes crash not for the weak of heart
as the seconds we rode the terrifying wheels to roll into the tree
add those hours before they got us free from the wreckage
Hospitalisation, rehabilitation and a life long lost, in those yesterdays
the truth would find it's placed, with years of pain battling me down
Not knowing the life I once had, searching a life lost forever now
this isn't a feeling that anyone should have to understand
accident or not, I almost killed my child just by being a driver
watching my child struggle day to day,
as she tries to raise a baby that will soon be alive
Two broken legs and an unforgettable six weeks induced comma
Protecting your precious new life within
who and where is this Jesus, or God gone, not here?
Peace is never to come to this family's life
I have to make changes and learn I'm not worth the price
broken through the middle as I'm left without a clue
How a husband can no longer see any desire in you
Alone and pain riddled left to begin in riddles
will karma come, and give me back my giggles?
My life should have never been born, as they have all seen
I am longing for your decision, as I hold tight a desire for you see
this is the end me, look and watch as I bleed
for a future where I can be free, do you have the power?
can you give it to me?
Copyright © D.A Hopkins | Year Posted 2016
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