Face to face
Mirrors cracking between the irony
As the glasses fall
And my breath is lost
My eyes turn red
And my feet
can not seem to find the ground
My hands fighting to hold on
My body has given up
But my soul remains intact
I just don't know about yours.
Categories:
damages, abuse, betrayal, dark,
Form: ABC
11 years I felt it,
You both said I was wrong.
There was no love between you
And I knew it all along
We were the collateral,
Caught up in your mess.
I constantly, felt like I was drowning.
So weighed down by the stress.
Promises were never kept,
Just a tool in manipulation.
Like when he promised Disneyland
For the next years summer vacation.
The handful of good memories,
Overshadowed by the bad.
I could never understand,
How you saw him fit to be our dad.
I'd pray that you would leave him,
I begged you to be strong.
I was just a child,
And even I knew it was wrong.
You stayed until I turned 18,
My brother, 21.
You thought freedom would fix everything,
But the damage had been done.
Categories:
damages, childhood, life,
Form: Rhyme
I drag it all out into the light.
Opening old wounds.
Trying to make sense of it all.
Trying to cope.
You, are all fine
Leaving it burried.
I can't let go of the past.
You tell me to forget it,
As if you know how I feel.
You still refuse to see the scars.
But your world is perfect now,
Now that he's gone.
And I'm the one,
Still damaged
Categories:
damages, family
Form: Free verse