A Dark Forgiveness
When I was a little girl close to the sea
In the darkness shone sparkling sapphire lights
In my closet filled with fierce stuffed animals
On my bed one on each side perfect protectors
For there were two half-brothers 14 and 12
I was little and born into this half family
The older had an illness in the brain dark deadly
And with it images arose in a fearsone mind
Strangers came into hallways voices whispering threats
There were images my parents refused to know
Chemistry cruelly evolved into a teenage mind
And at two you were unable to fight
The demons shouted and entered your mind too
Destroy the creature arriving in the night
Find a way to get mother’s attention to survive
For as the next three years evolved
A broken leg a deadly cup of baby aspirin
Doctors and nurses started to wonder
Such a nice couple they would think
And so you family moved and you grew stronger
A little girl learned from the Twilight Zone
Thriller and Chiller during the night
He was drawn to get rid of of this noisy baby brat
Getting all the attention and cuddling
But as I grew older and smarter I learned
To keep away read books at the library
Spent dinners with friends babysit joined the Scouts
Years later after psychology, sociology, on and on
Became depressed but I was determined to live
Learned I was not alone and but could help
Sat with others and heard their pain
My brother was a danger to me as a child
But he had no one to help him and I hoped for him then
He grew older and worse rejected by parents "no one is sick"
Finally in jail then in Alaska wild and exiled I hoped for him then
As I hope for him now
Copyright © Linda Milgate | Year Posted 2021
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