Intoxication
i take too many pills,
and i do too many drugs.
i drink to oblivion
live for today, and not worry about tomorrow
i don't get along with my mother
i disappointed daddy
i'm the blackest sheep in the flock
im expected to screw up
they laugh at me behind closed doors when i fall
and put their hands in their pockets when i reach out
they don't support me when i need a leg to stand
and don't try to hear when i begin to speak
my life seems to be all the talk at family affairs:
"where are you working?"
"did you graduate college yet?"
"be sure to vote republican down the line in november!"
they all talk, but still know nothing about me
there is still hope for me
even in my darkest hour
because i've never been a quitter
and i'm not about to let "them" win
Copyright © Lindsay Beyer | Year Posted 2012
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