Not So Blue

If she only knew what she could do? We all see the problems that have blemished our door Missed holiday dinners where she left an empty plate Promises that were never kept Most of us would never dare to speak of it away from the family But I must dare to speak of her it hurts my heart so She left on a trip to nowhere and didn’t look back Sure she thinks we are stupid blind at that All her lies and phony tales trying to hide the unbalanced scales Her dreams failed to see her through so the pills just grew They grew a place to hide away from us They grew a place to settle at best But now they’ve taken over her life She fights with everyone she once cherished and enjoyed She has grown to be more and more demented And the constant need for drama and disorder The younger members in the family don’t ask for her anymore She just drops off presents when she feels like it at our doors No warm family interaction it’s just too hard for her to do Why she needs to save her energy for her family in a bottle that just grew She’s always conniving and planning to take something for free While she settles for less and goes on a taking spree If she only knew what she could do with a prayer from God? Her addiction would break through And we’d be a family not split, and not so captive and blue Written for the Unmentionables contest by Debbie Guzzi (This poem was about my sister’s addiction to pills!)