Listening To the Past
I can remember vaguely when i was a child
When my heart hurt i would cry
And Daddy dearest would beat me
Whenever tears were in my eyes
I remember my brother lying to him
Just to save his own selfish skin
My Father would believe him before me
And beat me up all over again
I remember being whipped by his thick belt
For not putting away a toy
The confining me to my bed in the dark
And meals i could not enjoy
These memories used to haunt me
But they have faded over time
I came to forgive my Father
When i found out his child hood was worse
than mine
We now talk on different occasions
And a little love cant be denied
But that little boy inside me
Tells me to keep that wall way up high
I learned to listen to that inner child
Who was forced to grow up way to fast
Now I see all the warning signs flashing
By just listening to the past
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