Stepfather

A poem about my mother, brother and I, and the life we have lived and still living.

Imagine a twisted life of hurt and pain,

abused, raped and torn away,

Crying to sleep wishing to end, 

the lifeless memories of misery you had back then.

You've been gone for so long,

I miss you so dearly,

even though our past has been a tad weary, 

You were with me my whole life,

raised me since birth,

been to the moon and back just to show me what I was worth,

You stayed because you had to and I respect you for your courage,

Even though every minute felt like a dreadful curse,

You've said and done things; yes that have hurt,

but in the end it was all coming from the heart,

You've never hit me, just said things you didn't mean,

he did and he meant them he was always very mean,

he forced you I know, he threatened us death to get his way,

were not even with him now and he still haunts our days,

manipulative and intelligence are his deceitful ways,

I wish I could see you, we've both been through hell,

now he's got our little Zach who doesn't make a sound,

confused and stuck in that house far away,

manipulated and pulled to believe what he has to say,

young and isolated just as I have been,

a repeated cycle that just has to end,

grabbed by my hair and thrown into a wall,

"your dads a piece of scum, say it or ill cause hell",

now to our little Zach about our poor mom, 

we thought it was over but after all,

He has all the riches and brains to defeat,

everything we possibly could throw at his feet,

I can't live without you and neither you I,

we need to defeat him and catch him at sly, 

out smart the smartest to seek justice, 

the three of us don't deserve this,

we can fight it, by each others side, 

I know you can do it, and so can I, 

He may have hurt us for all of those years,

But in reality he supplied us with the most tremendous ammo,

He's filled us up with strength, and we've had enough,

its time to show him how to really be stuck up.

  

Author's Note

Please let me know what you think! Fairly new to this.

Reviews

[Gabriel]

I've went through quite a bit myself, and I've got to say you were very brave to post this. How a man can hurt people like this I will never understand.. and I don't want to. It's an excellent poem and bravely put. And I hope everything works out for you.. thanks for sharing.

[Angel Marie]

Thank you so much, i just sent it to my mother and it made her cry. its the first poem i really took my time with.

[Gabriel]

Yes I can understand your mother crying to this. I hope you keep up the writing, it will help you heal.. it does for me. And thanks once again for sharing it.

[♔ CrownedDevil &#..]

Wow, I'm blown away by the stuff you have endured and how you are over coming them. It's a brilliant sight to see. You are very brave and strong to not only go through that but to also post it up as well for everyone to read and share. This poem was structured so brilliantly, nicely penned. I hope all goes well for you.

[Chris]

Angel... Welcome to Writers Cafe. You're fitting right in.

Sometimes writing helps us deal with life as we live it.

[Coyote Poetry]

The poem told a sad story. Rape and abuse is hard to grasp and understand. The story in the poem is written with a direct and honest pen. Made the reader stop and digest. The poem is well written and powerful. Thank you for sharing the powerful words.
Coyote

[Jason Kozlowski]

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL poetry! GREAT storytelling! I know this is a true story for I can feel it! Every sentence grabs a hold of me and reminds me of a familiar dread.. a familiar pain of a similar past. Vivid storytelling and including the names helps me put an image on the characters face. It's clear Zach is your younger brother and the Stepfather is the antagonist here. I'm so sorry and to be honest the ending leaves me in a much better state of mind! You really did well on the ending. I really REALLY like the ending. That jerk should feel the pain he's caused.. Forcing you to forget your own father is CRIMINAL! I can't believe such a jerk exists and if you get to see your brother again, you tell him about this poem! You tell him you love him and take care of him when you see him for he will become a great man for his big sister! Much love from a fellow poet/writer! -Jason