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Joan Karcher Jun 2012
Dad you were the one that was always there for me
The one who would make me laugh when tears were falling down my face
The one who knew when something was wrong even though I never told you
The one who stayed with me when the day was at its end
Then one who taught me how to live my life
The one who tried to give advice even though you never knew what was really happening
You always told me that I would grow apart from you
You always told me that I wouldn’t want you around any longer
I had no idea how such a thing could be possible
But guess what dad at the end you were always right
And now when everything is lost, I realize my flaws
I’m sorry it took so long for me to come to reality
I’m sorry I grew up too fast
I’m sorry you had to be right
And now after I put you through all that pain
I’m the one left crying
And it’s no one else’s fault but my own selfishness
And at the end of it all, all I have it regret
Written in 2008, About losing a father as a teenager and not being able to mend the distance that teenage rebelliousness caused
Joan Karcher Jun 2012
Rain washing away sorrow
Sun peering around clouds
Euphoria Resumes
Joan Karcher Jun 2012
Hope blossoms anew
Light on the horizon
What is lost will always be remembered
But it does not need to be the end,
though it is no longer the beginning
We are always trapped in the middle
Spiraling forward at an ever increasing speed
Love lightens the pain,
Pain gives strength to love
Hope gives reason
Joan Karcher Jun 2012
Left alone in this world, but there are so many faces around me
Left alone but the noise never ends
Left alone with everyone lying
Left alone
Why does everyone have to pretend they care?
They didn’t give a **** when it would matter
But at the end they say they’ll be there
It would be so much better if they actually stayed the same
So that you don’t have to worry about the stares
And so you know that they aren’t being fake
What does it even matter
It would be so much better if it was actually possible to be alone
And not just feel like you are alone
The noise never ends
Joan Karcher Jun 2012
Memories are such wonderful things
They are what constructs this life, this world
They are beautiful but also painful
Because in the end they are just memories
What is life if you can no longer make new memories?
All the memories that were ever made are the only ones that you will ever have
And remember some of those memories can be false
Some of those memories can be different in others eyes
So how can you truly believe in memories?
Joan Karcher Jun 2012
Parents are wonderful people
They bring you in to this world and before you flutter your eyes,
before you take your very first breath they love you and care for you
They raise you as best as they can
They try to do everything to make you happy
They keep you safe and warm
They want you to be always with them
But from the first moments of freedom
You push them away
You get mad at them for trying so hard
You hurt them and fail them
You leave them behind as you try to have your own life
But that life was never really your own
It was theirs, so you ran so that you can truly be yourself
But that was never possible because that can never be
So now you ran in to nothingness, left with out a beginning
And if there isn’t a beginning then there can never be an end
And all you ever wish for is an end of the life that was never yours
I wrote this shortly after my parents passed away, I love them dearly and will miss them forever. RIP
Joan Karcher Jun 2012
What would happen if I was gone
What would people think
Sure they might imagine that they were upset for a couple of days
But life would still go on
They would forget and they would move on
They would no longer care that I wasn’t part of everyday life
Would there be any regrets that I left behind
I doubt it because no one really cares

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