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Middle Name

Knowing you once

Deprime of your life

Memories forever staying

Had no idea of perceptions you had

They said you were always a nice man

Took time and effort accomplishing what you could

The one I knew had purposely done in the easiest act to follow

 

How can I know so much

About you, I met just once

You seemed sad to me as a child

You were always hospitalized

 

You made her feel

Hiding in closed cupboards

Pictures of you on the wall

Faded glasses of charcoal gray

A faded out brown cotton couch

 

I wasn’t told when I was young

Kept me from feeling alone

Truth revealed like rain on car windows

The same gray room haunting my wide awake body

 

Forgotten you will always tread the halls

The food tasted stale but I heard you call

Broken mirrors on one open side

Hit the cue to pocket your wisdom

Old relics of parental appreciation

Some accomplishments done without hesitation

 

Where did you go

Saw you once you were gone

Why did you do it

Leave us all alone

How come I feel this way

Nothing has made me feel done

Who put you up to it

Why am I writing this song?

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Written by
joseph-boulet
Canadian
Published
Feb 21, 2010
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My grandfather committed suicide when I was young. I was named after him.

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