Ties That Bind

YOU'VE GOT TO BE MISTAKEN, YOU MUST BE WRONG!!! I cried so hard, for so long Only seven, I’m too young to be an orphan I remember it, as if it were like yesterday When they took me down to the parlor To identify my parents’ bodies Here today, gone tomorrow Less good than bad examples I did follow No someone in my life to give me unconditional care Until he came along, such a dear But like all the others, expectations he had And as would a horror movie, it all went bad PUSH!!! It’s as if I was looking down on my body Was that my imagination or the nurse screaming at me More miraculous things have been known to happen As I slowly drift back to reality Is that a baby, whose is he? HAPPY TWENTIETH!!! They shouted Another birthday another year Being a single mother has its wear and tear Days turn into weeks, then into months and years As I watched my restless juvenile, turn my aspirations into fears GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, YOU ARROGANT FOOL!!! The cops were here again today, I thought you were in school I’m tired of them always, giving me the third degree I’ll rather get rid of you Than you causing the death of me. So with the trials of passing times Her health begins to fade But she could not forget about him Because he was her child And he will always be a part of her Body, soul and mind Entered in the "TORMENTED - Poetry Contest" Sponsored by: Nathan D.