Linda Kay

May 2014

imadeitallup

Blame it on
Your absent father
Your addict mother
Your unexpected children
Blame it on
Anyone, and anything
So you never have to
Take responsibility
For your own actions

It's the whiskey
That hit me
It's my own shards
That tore me apart
It's a malevolent God
That lied about love
'Cause you don't do anything

Blame it on
My fragile psyche
My insecurities
My "impossible" needs
Blame it on
Anyone, and anything
So you never have to
Take responsibility
For what you've done to me

It's the cigarettes
That stole my breath
The weight of my expectations
That broke my trust
The spinning of my own wheels
That drove me into madness
'Cause you don't do anything

Everyone has a **** like this in their life.

#love #poetry #hate #lyrics #breakup #blame #punkfolk #takeresponsibility

Linda Kay Apr 2014

So Many Contradictions in Life.

If I'm nice to you, I'll be rewarded with name calling later.
If I stand up for myself, I'm poison.
If I don't say anything to your insults, I'm a coward.
If I try to teach you, you close your ears.
If I try to hold you, you push me away.
If I speak up, I'm shut down.

Because of all this...
I've learned to keep you at arms length.
I've learned you think me a fool.
I've learned to never ask a question.
I've learned that love doesn't conquer all.
Most of all...
I've learned that blood isn't thicker, at all.

#love #life #water #blood #harsh

Linda Kay Aug 2013

Now I Know

What it's like to live longer than you.
How it feels when someone slips away.
That time, doesn't always heal.
Who I am, without you.

Now I learn how to handle it all.

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