Words. Typical poems. All the same. But this one?
This one's different.
Why you might ask?
You tell me.
Does it make your hair stand on end? No
Does it make you wonder about right or wrong? nope
Will you wake up in the middle of the night wondering about it?
Maybe....
Because I am you.
We seek eloquent truths bottled in used ****** prescriptions
but we're all only limp ****** laying on the side of the road covered in mud.
ART
Apr 26, 2022
Apr 26, 2022 at 2:13 PM UTC
Ripped and torn my patience thin.
The redness of my eyes set in
I am your world, yet I scream and yell
The bags under my eyes. They swell
Don’t you see? I don’t mean to scream
Your two years old and I still seem
like the child who can’t compose himself
I lose my temper, I lose myself
Your five years old and want to read
“Not tonight” even though you plead
"I’ll do better tomorrow", I always say
How many days has it been this way?
What would it take to be the dad?
The dad these kids deserve to have?
I quit drinking, that didn’t work
***** wasn’t the reason I’m a ****
How did my parents make it through?
Did they too yell when I was two?
Have they done things that they’re not proud?
In MY face and getting loud?
Am I doing damage every day?
Man it hurts to feel this way
Are the memories all going to be
Of dad just trying not to scream?
Jan 21, 2020
Jan 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM UTC
If I only live once then this is my best bet
To live the life I want
Not to suffer from regret
Waiting for salvation isn't in the cards for me
I will do what I think is good and feels good, what I believe
I will run my body in the ground with drinks and drugs and fun
I will stay up till dawn and push it, lie every day, crispy in the sun
I will love with my heart, choose the one who makes bad decisions
Because that is who I am and the one I want to live with
I don't need another parent or someone who would be best for life
I need a companion for the ride, a truth, a love, a wife.
Oct 11, 2019
Oct 11, 2019 at 3:20 PM UTC
Today I began all the projects I’ll never complete.
The toolbox is out
Everything is ready to go
Annnnd goodnight.....
Sep 8, 2019
Sep 8, 2019 at 9:08 PM UTC
I love you but you died
You flew out of my life forever
A casket with wings, never to return
You still live in my walls, our books, and the kitchen table
Your fragrance on the tip of my nose when I see your picture
Aug 15, 2019
Aug 15, 2019 at 4:02 PM UTC
I AM YOU
said, my father
I'm my own person
said, I
I'll never be like you
What a wonderful surprise
I was wrong
Aug 15, 2019
Aug 15, 2019 at 3:54 PM UTC
a whisper of a scent when you walked by
I knew
I followed your passion
I died happy
Thank you
Jul 31, 2019
Jul 31, 2019 at 4:09 PM UTC
Be yourself in a world of fakes
Walk alone and let it grow you
Be undone when everyone is together
Some strings are better left loose
Be true after all the damage has come and passed
Let your eyes speak the volumes they hold
Be alive in the day and well into the night
Keep the fire burning
Jan 25, 2019
Jan 25, 2019 at 10:51 AM UTC