The Evil Hand

He gave up his fatherly rights, each and every night;
Unbelievable evil he did by raising his evil hand,
delivering painful blows from each of his kid's waist down to their toes;
Growing up without a dad, for years made me bitter-insanely mad,
but I must thank my mom for escaping such evil scum;
Thrity-four-years-old now here I am,
no longer a scared little boy, now I am a fearless man.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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August 13, 2013 at 2:51 PM
Hey Kelby, thank you for sharing this with us. I never had an evil dad. I am glad you pulled out better than he , -A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. Dropping by to invite you to my latest contest. You will find the contest page on the top left hand side* -Looking forward in following and reading your poetry. Hope to hear from you soon. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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August 13, 2013 at 2:33 PM
Hello new member Kelby !- Well done, poem. :) - Welcome to P-Soup. - Thank you for choosing to share your poems here with us. - I look forward to reading more in the future. - Have a good time and I wish you luck. - (Give and receive comments) - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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August 13, 2013 at 2:22 PM
wow Kelby, nice to hear you are a man with no fear , your first poem on the soup is excellent for the readers, I love it!! Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. Wishing you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup fan and "FRIEND"....... God Bless..... Hugs* Skat *
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August 13, 2013 at 2:17 PM
This is such a great piece. Kudos to your mom for escaping (I know it couldn't have been easy), and kudos to your for overcoming.
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