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Just Left Behind

Not asking to be born Decisions from choices you made Ready or not these dues must be paid Played a game far too young To realize or fathom at that age Mere Minutes of thinking Become a lifetime of consequences ….Abandoned…..….Just left behind…….The sorrow……… Disregarded….. If regrets were going to be made Thoughts of other options should have been considered Said you could never see yourself get rid of me Yet I am just left behind Blind to not have picked up on your distance Surprised because our timeline revealed the signs Reasons are irrelevant ….Deserted…..….Just left behind…….The pain……… Overlooked….. Spoke how two wrongs never make it right You should practice what you preach Periods I needed you the most but only found emptiness Guidance through the hardships of life I wish you would have had my back Selfishly you disappear on me Something that I would never do to my seed ….Discarded…..….Just left behind…….The torment……… Neglected….. Lost so much time, Reconciliation impossible Too many unanswered questions and reasons misunderstood Dilapidation caused by the homes that you came from Foundations broken and damaged even back then How could your lives have been more important than mine Would give up my own life before abandoning my child This heartless cycle ends with me ….Forsaken…..….Just left behind…….The anguish……… Forgotten…..

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Date: 1/28/2011 1:12:00 PM
so very powerful, abandonment is something few get over, but some can forgive, my verse Father speaks of my feeling of abandonment as a child. I liked the way you ended each verse trailing off...as they did..Light & Love
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