As far as I can remember you’ve RAN my life,
From my father and mother and also Ex-wife,
We all have been your worthless slave,
Days we refused are the days we craved,
Desolation and destruction in your wake,
I’ve offered you my useless life to take,
As I fail to get my life on track,
I just shoot bigger loads of twack,
I’m as lost as the orphan boy in the woods,
I’m not remembered for doing much good,
Only wrongs and misplaced hate,
Had me wander into my fate,
I blame them all but not once me,
I blame them all one, two, and three,
So as I pointed out all their flaws,
I became immersed by your powerful jaws,
Your claws are sharp, long and pointy,
So where’s the right path can you please point me?
My direction is sporadic as my thoughts,
I knows there’s this one thing that I’ve been taught,
And that is never show weakness not in this game,
Or you may end up killed by what’s his name,
He burned you badly beyond repair,
Because you tread with little care,
I get that you were naïve,
But in my words you should believe,
I’ve been down this road my whole life through,
I beg that you won’t do these things that I do!,
I had a soul as my Fathers son,
And as my mothers youngest one,
I’ve watched these paths taken lightly,
The scenes I’ve seen aren’t all that sightly,
I’ve been young and as I grow old,
I started to learn to do as I’m told,
For if I hear those words nye,
Soon I’ll be the one to die!,
Im so lost, alone, and misunderstood,
Sorrily the high I get just isn’t that good!,
Good enough I think inside,
But it could be better if only I tried,
Tears and blood oh I have tasted,
But its nothing to the years I've seemingly wasted!
Written on June 14, 2020 by my dear friend Jordan Ernest. This poem hit too close to home and is to beautifully real to not share with the rest of you.