I Remember
I remember what you called
me
The names, they stung so
deep
I remember the way you hurt
me
And left me with broken
memories to keep
I remember how you spat at
me
And left me feeling worthless
I remember how you yelled at
me
Your words cut deep beneath
the surface
I remember how you lied to
me
You made me feel so dumb
I remember how you shoved
me
Your striking left me numb
I remember when they spoke
to me
And asked if I was fine
I remember not knowing what
to say
I was living on the front line
I remember how they listened
As I told them I was sad
I remember they asked why
And I said 'its my dad'.
I remember we had drifted
apart
For reasons no one knew
I remember I would sit in bed
And I would cry because of
you
I remember how, when they
appeared,
My daddy went away
I remember in his place, a
man,
That left our home in disarray
I remember as I write this
letter dad
I remember asking why
I remember asking why you
changed
And I remember saying
goodbye
I remember you didn't notice
I said 'bye' instead of 'night'
I remember how you shoved
me off
And now I'm ending my life
tonight
I know you won't be sorry,
dad
You won't even be sad
I know that you won't miss
me, dad
Because I've always been so
bad
I don't know why you hate me
dad
I just know that you do
And I hope that when you
sleep at night
You know that I blame you.
Copyright © Evelyn James | Year Posted 2014
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