A Lost Soul

We all had friends that relied on drug use to numb the pain. This is a poem about one I knew and their life.

I had this friend, That I'll love to the very end

But he got trapped between a rock and a pipe

He even sold his daughters bike

Just to get his fix, Even though he had mental conflicts

It didn't matter because he got the rock that he bought

He use to be a college student, Till he made some decisions that were stupid

Like the girl he was with

First night they met, they exchanged each others sweat

She told him "Don't worry I use contraception"

"You don't need to use protection"

It sounded good to his perception

9 months later, they had a daughter

Who was a spitting image of her mother

But not of her father

See the kid wasn't his, He didn't know though

She just needed someone to pay the bills

While she was out on the street to get her cheap thrills

with other guys,  He loved her no surprise

You should of saw his eyes, He felt like dying

So he packed up his things and left with the daughter

Even though in the background she was crying

Her bedroom stories became talk of the town

He never got up from feeling this down

Until his daughter said "Daddy I love you and I never want to see you frown"

He knew what he had to do, So he got up and got a job that was full time

And told his daughter " Don't worry baby girl, You'll always be mine"

 

Author's Note

Hope you like. I don't know if this is a conventional poem or not.

Reviews

[Katie Marie]

i love this...your poetry is like a story...

keep on writing...

[nothing but poetry]

I enjoyed this write. Thought it was wonderful.

[Natalie]

i like the story to this poem and the hopeful light at the end. even though he led this self-indulgent life, he found something to work for, even a child that wasn't even his. he found a humane side to himself in the end

[Caradactyl]

This was great, I like it. He turned around from a terrible life to a good life for his daughter that wasn't even his? That's the best possible thing you could do for a child. :) I like it!

I do like. He turned it around for his baby girl, best ending possible.