Let It Burn
That day you plugged in an iron. Taking it towards
me you turned. Flashbacks come to mind. It was I
you did burn.
I try to destroy the memories, but it's there at
every turn. One day I'll set it ablaze. One sweet
day I'll let it burn.
Daddy, why did you do that? Your child you do not
love. So worthless you make me feel. Am I your flesh
and blood?
You constantly put me down. My world you've completely
torn. So cold you are to say to me, "I wish you were never
born."
After beating me half to death you say, "Whatever it is
you do; if you report me to anyone that'll be the day
that I'll kill you."
A cold hearted man you are. It's my hurt you constantly
seek. Seeds of destruction you sow. Eternal damnation
you shall reap.
You laugh in my face when I tell you that I hurt. To the
ground you often toss me. In my face you do kick dirt.
Look at the bruises you've caused! I can't even count the
broken bones. I'm afraid to look at you; I dread each moment
when you're home.
I try to destroy the memories, but it's there at every
turn. One day I'll set it ablaze. One sweet day I'll let
it burn.
Something I did learn, for this here has made me meek.
Never treat my child the way that you've treated me.
Go ahead and laugh now. Enjoy it now while you can.
You're nothing but a fool. Not even close to being a man.
I no longer call you my father. A fatherless child is who
I am. As you don't care for me, for you no longer I give
a damn.
Your hateful words mean nothing now. Here, try to rip me
apart. No longer do you affect me. For you, no longer I
have a heart.
Like trash I throw you away. No longer there at every turn.
Ablaze I set your memories. I walk away and let it burn.
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This hasn't happened to me, but it happens to children daily.
Copyright © Jarid Miller | Year Posted 2010
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