It Wasn'T His Fault

It wasn't his fault,
He wanted to quit, I could see it in his eyes.
He tried a couple of times but could not,
Escape the devil's grip and all his lies 

It wasn't his fault, I swear
He was just a kid when they took him there
Yeah he was just a child in need of care
But they took advantage of him and left him there
Left him to suffer, left him to die
He didn't even get the chance to say goodbye. 

It wasn't his fault and you know it 
It's yours and don't you dare try to deny it
It was you, you did this, its all your fault
You killed him and all the other kids who bought what you sold
How could you be so cold?

It wasn't his fault I swear to God
He was just a pawn on this chess board 
He was no longer in control 
I looked into his eyes you and could no longer see his soul 
He was long gone before he took his last breath 
The rest was just a formality for his body to reunite with the earth 

Today I'm numb to all the jokes and the funny memes
Cause yesterday we buried my brother with all his dreams
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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August 11, 2021 at 7:19 AM
I am so sorry for your loss. Writing has a way to comfort the pain a little. Poetry like this inspires me to help the youth today.
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August 17, 2021 at 2:37 PM
Thank you Denise, yeah I also feel that the youth are in dire need of help with addiction of all sorts. But what can we do to help?
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