Dad Divorce Poems

Coloring when you're younger is letting each shade have it's alone time
They say elders deserve it
But I never had the opportunity to see your hair...

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Doesn't seem like that long ago, when I was first introduced to divorce. My parents decided that they weren't in love any more and were...

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Dad and mom have split up
I am torn who I should live with
Vicious arguments - some of which were violent
Often occurred when dad was drunk
Reality...

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When the sh*t hits the fan and the plates hit the walls 
And Mummy’s voice screeches, “You ain’t got the balls”
The sound of wood splintering...

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Death of a marriage 
Impacts a family, divides a house;
Very stressful experience, no doubt.
Once happy state of a union now 
Reduced to a heap of...

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A hero to a little boy,
Smartest man in the world, so full of joy.
Big HOUSE! Big beard. Big Family! Big belly!!
“I love you son.” “I...

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11 o'clock at night. Everyone is 
In bed. Molly was in the adjoining 
Room with the seven and 
Desharah. Damian was awake
 and Planning. Dominant...

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The Frog And The Fiddler

The frog kicked the fiddler off her lily pad
For the fiddler monkeyed around and was mad
There was no found love in...

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Talk about power struggle
I've been in the middle of it
Ever since mum and dad hit a puddle
And they were like they'd had enough of it...

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Recycled

I have gone through many storms. 
Some I thought would capsize the boat, 
and drown both me, 
and my beloved children.
At the first sign of...

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Someday

When I grow up, 
I want to be... like my father. 
He serves in the military, 
and helps other people 
around the world. 
He fights...

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They divorced in the late sixties
I was young, just turning ten and listening
To their arguments, their disagreements
Revealing words that I knew were injurious

They walked away...

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You weren't there.
You aren't here.
You didn't help me,
When I needed a bandaid.
When I needed a hug.
When I needed my dad.
I came to you,
You blew me...

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Mom and Dad, Dad and Mom
So opposed in their roles, yet unified in their wants.
It's a bitter shame to be old and grey,
Look back at...

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Jasmine was an innocent soul.
         Who married a narcissistic pig.
       ...

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