I Come From Southern Fire

I come from nothing. But all this pain I come from tears That fall like rain I come from hours Lost crying in corners I come from times We cried like mourners. I come from a Father That I wanted to please I come from disappointment That ended in “STOP! PLEASE!” I come from the crashing Of our heads being knocked I come from the blows I couldn't have blocked. I come from two pups Who were never let outside I come from the ghosts Of all the tears I've cried. I come from the pain Of a Mom who just watched I come from the skin On which bruises were blotched. I come from the scars That burn on my soul. I come from the demons And the dreams that they stole. I come from the Father I wish that I'd had I come from the monster And the screams of “Too bad!” I come from the man I wished gave a damn. I come from the emptiness That is who I am. I come from the life I've survived my way through. And I come from a place That you never knew.