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Sorrow's Street

Contributed by dvtpdw on Friday, 13th January 2012 @ 10:21:31 AM in AEST
Topic: selfstruggles

When the day is quiet, the only sound my heartbeat
I zone out back to the day I lived on Sorrow's Street
Just a wisp of a girl, so many promises to come
Faded to black in a world that would terrify some

I was raised in a house far from the path of normalcy
No one seemed to know, shrouded in privacy
With the occasional visit from a nice policeman or two
There never seemed to be much they could do

At age five, I recall stopping dad from drowning his wife
Remember screaming, the fists, fights; wasn't that the life
What I can't remember is joy, happiness, plain ole fun
Is this when my heartache, despair had begun

I learned to be a detective when I entered my house
With a quick look, moving quieter than a mouse
I could read the signs that would tell me the truth
Were they sober, or would I lose more of my youth

When dad died, mom's anger grew as did her drinking bouts
Many nights locked out on the porch, waiting for her to pass out
I was the elder, took the hits, the abuse, but I never understood
Why she did this when I loved, cared for her, did all I could

No child should have to make a parent love or want them
It's an unwritten given, a part of life's circle, not a whim
This trend of parents leaving children behind, uncaring, free
It's been around forever in different forms; it happened to me

Granted my parents kept us, except for the foster home or two
They weren't there for us, didn't care for us as most parents do
How often my daydreams of the families I saw on the tv shows
Wondering what it would feel like, a world I so wanted to know

Although it wasn't to be, I still made it through those years
I promised my children would never know that world of fear
As I enter my silver years, I realize I can let myself smile
I gave them the life I wanted; it was a part of me all the while

Copyright © dvtpdw ... [ 2012-01-13 10:21:31]
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Re: Sorrow's Street (User Rating: 1 )
by emystar on Friday, 13th January 2012 @ 04:42:48 PM AEST
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This is so sad but it's beautifully written.
I luv the happy ending.
Awesome writing.
Blessings, huggs,
emy

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