Fallen Sand Castles

Hope built upon the sand as castles before the waves. Heart filled with Puppy love and hymns sung beneath Daddy's watchful eye. Nothing Holy remains Happy a forgotten word. Love drowned in Jack and coke before he was thee years old. No harmony in that house that house not a home. Her health a poor excuse to stay a good excuse to leave him home. Praying no one would see. My hand on fire as it closed on the frozen food. Filling my pack ~ without looking Hungry doesn't care as long as it's fed. A starving beast~ wild Anything a feast after three days. Afraid of getting caught. Pride a terrible thing. It always grows before the fall. Tonight we eat like a king in a land of milk and honey. Pigtails and peas with rice. Never knowing he knew till the end. ~ Grateful that he understood. wishing I could change things. Ashamed of my actions. Sometimes sand castles fall. Holding a feverish hand I laughed until I cried. I should have thrown down that foolish pride. I could have had steaks and chops too. I still have the old key He passed to me. I hold it in my hand sometimes. The old freezers long gone. I Hold on to it remind me. Sometimes Sand castles fall. There isn't much a parent misses. Hidden in our eyes. Remember that and remember too that The good stuff is locked away But that Daddy shares with all!