Poems: Family

The ABC's of Family
Apathy / Blame / Closed / Derelict / Errant / Favoritism / Grim / Hate / Inconsonant / Joyless / Kicked / Listless / Molest / Nonentity / Overbearing / Pathetic / Querulous / Resentment / Shush / Truthless …
Child...
So small / Perfect little thing / Beautiful and soft; so pretty / Touching you is like touching a rose / Your skin so tender / Your little smile so bright / Keeping you warm and feeding you / Everything …
Fallen, not Forgotten
Beckoning Saints / Face the Peace / of You Father / Come to the Pinnacle / Rest in the arms / of God / Fallen martyrs / Entwine in the Spirit / Castles of brilliance / He awaits you / Those before await …
Happy Mothers' Day
Wrenched from her womb was I / A screaming mass of bloody flesh / Crying the unfairness to be born / Without even a choice / Were it up to me at the time / I'd have stayed away from this place / There …
Hear What...?
Mother can you hear me when I cry? / Does my laughter surround you ever? / When I am on the street begging? / Do you wonder where I am? / Or am I still the non-entity? / Father can you listen when I talk? …
Lazy Days Ahead
Don't do that thing you do anymore / You annoy me so very much when you whine / I want to kick you in the face / And watch you bleed through your teeth / Shut it up now I can't stand the buzzing / Your …
Lots of Mum
They tell me if you listen really closely you can hear the voices / I never held much creedence to that position 'till later / Mum says she has about nine / I sorta like the one she calls "Lady Blue" / …
Mind Shut
Looking up at the ceiling, I noticed the cracks / Thinking of tomorrow and what I needed to do / No sounds escaped as I imagined the sea / Soon I would go and play in it and smile / Looking down at this …
Parody of the Living
I am so tired of everything / So tired / It goes on and on, this life / And there is no relief / It only gets worse / The hypocrisy of man / The hypocrisy of living / The hypocrisy of being / It all means …
Sensory Deprivation
Ears that can't hear won't be aware / That the sounds of misery live here / Eyes that wont see are blocked / To the sight of agonized expressions / Hold your nose and ignore the smell / Rotted, rancid …
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