DIFFERENT IMAGE ON AN OLD PICTURE

bhorner23

Nothing like it use to be
Strangers to the left
With more on the right
Neighbors for 5 years
Nodded my head at them maybe twice
Haven't seen my daughter in 3 nights
We live in the same house
What's the point of a dinner table anymore


It's the morning after a night I wish to forget
One to many and to many to say which one was the one that did me in
I'll spend the day trying drink away the pain
Have a few zig zag smokes
While cussing the sky
The blame has to be laid
Praise don't come without the heat
So quit being a bitch
Man didn't create corruption
Corruption came from your heart

Found a pic of the 5 of us
Made me smile remembering the days
Came from visiting what's his name in prison
Two hour drive to the new place in Georgia y'all moved to
Mom even had shoes on
Rocking the reebok classics
Then I seen something different that wasn't there before
It took my smile
Made dry eyes wet
Started seeing the picture completely different
Instead of a memory
It becomes reality
Out of the 5 of us
I'm the only one left
No calling mom or helping dad
No older brothers to call upon
From the youngest to the only
Sitting lonely drinking to many
When I start laughing out loud to the memories

  • Author: bhorner23 (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 14th, 2017 01:36
  • Category: Family
  • Views: 40
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Comments2

  • Goldfinch60

    Very emotive write.

  • Pintu Mahakul

    This is thought provoking as well as very thoughtful poem shared here.



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