The Start

It all started one summer day.

That day changed me forever.

A hold-up in a bank.

Guns being shot everywhere.

I was scared out of my mind.

Then I saw the man behind the mask.

My own father was holding up the bank.

When our eyes locked, he bolted out the door.

That dreaded summer day

Left me fatherless and confused.

I made mistakes after they locked him up.

Started to have nightmares.

Started to smoke and drink.

I had no one left.

No one to cry with.

I started to get depressed.

Went mad for pills.

No one knew what was going on.

No one cared enough to find out.

I screamed in my sleep,

Felt the betrayal and pain.

Pills are the only thing keeping me sane.

One after another, it didn't matter how many I took.

I was never satisfied.

Always felt the loneliness creep back.

Darkness surrounded me,

Dragging me off my high,

Only to let me fall back down in distress.

That one summer day led to my downfall.

My downfall that no one could save me from.

This is my story.

And it will tear you apart.