I wonder how different my life would have been
If you weren't a daddy full of gin
Instead of playing dress up and rocking my baby doll
I stood still listening for steps coming down the hall
Your tobacco hand and breath of beer
My mind went blank as I filled with fear
Tossing and tumbling woke me tangled in sheets
As I awoke you told me "it's ok go back to sleep"
Do you know how many days I felt total doom
For nothing I did, just you in my room
Your story told a tale of a secret that remains
For many years you let me carry the shame
I was always a confused young girl, you never cared
Never felt well around you, to ask I didn't dare
I made a anxious young wife never knew why
A over protective mother always wanting to cry
Do you care about my sorrow and layers of pain
What a needless question, it's all about your gain
I wonder what it feels like to be normal and care free
I would have had a chance if only you would have let me be
Offline)
Comments1
heart-breaking
but
I hope you have or you will
find
your emancipation and relief..
thank you! dear Poet
for choosing to intrust us
with these, most intimate
words of poetic sincerity
and sheer, laudable Bravery..
stay Strong!
I am over whelmed you liked my poem. Thank You so much
I had written it several years ago and when I read it to friends they told me I should do something to get it published or maybe printed in readers digest because they thought It might help others. I finally took a step to share it outside my circle and I am so pleased I did. I think this is giving me even more closure knowing that my poem is being shared and accepted. Thank you for your time and consideration.
To be able to comment and rate this poem, you must be registered. Register here or if you are already registered, login here.