Ungrateful Child

I woke up that day with tears in my eyes, after I heard about your father's demise. Guess you've never understood, the point of being his blood. I remember when your mother left, how he was totally bereft. Ran off with the man next door, not once did he call her a whore. Not once did your mother call, too busy having a ball. Forgot about her only child, to live a life fun and wild. He knew he had to be strong, so the world would do you no wrong. Every night he held you tight, his eyes your guiding light. Every time you would cry, he would kiss those tears dry. Worked three jobs so you had the best, not once did he fail in your request. He suppressed all his sorrows deep inside, he was broken but never did he subside. Single he remained for the rest of his life, dedicated to you, so you would not face strife. Yet you too, decided to walk away, tell me what led you astray? You called him a religious bore, when you ran out of that door. He had your best interests at heart, but you belittled him for not being smart. Then you wonder why he finally broke, all that stress gave him a deadly stroke. Now you stand there with your unfaithful mother, with someone who is young enough to be your brother. Crocodile tears stream from your artificial face, as his coffin is lowered into his final resting place. How ironic it has started to pour with rain, maybe it's God washing away all of his pain. Don't come running to me for sympathy, I have no time for those with no dignity. All his sacrifices now you seem to realise, but he can't hear you, it's too late to apologise. Because of you he lived a life heartbroken, forever you will regret those words unspoken. P.S If you think his inheritance will help your austerity, he wasn't that stupid, he left it all to charity! The Silent One 16 February 2018 Based on a true story