River of Tears

Part Two to Nightmares. A tale of verbal abuse....

This isn't what I imagined

I thought I would be happy

I thought you would still protect me

And yet you stand there

And let him say those things to me

Why?

Not even the evil stepmother

who I feared from my childhood

would say such cruel words...

Mom

I've done everything you ask

I've been good

I swear I have

make him stop please

I don't want to feel worthless anymore

Mama

I miss you this week

he's so much more when you're gone

brothers know

they don't hear it but they know

they see the tear tracks

the trails nearly engraved beneath my eyes

please come home

Ma

I didn't know

How could I have not known

that grandpa was gone?

Everyone knew

Everyone!

Why didn't you tell me?

Mommy

I'm suffering more than ever

when did you stop loving me?

when

when did you stop believing me?

was it when you realized

I was so far gone

that I wasn't worth saving anymore?

Mommy

I want her back

I want you to care about me again

I want to be able

to hug you and have it feel real

I miss you.

Reviews

[Jersey]

My word, I don't think I can even begin to try to review this. I finished reading and reviewing the first part to this when I noticed it continued. The emotions in this poem are so rawl I almost could not read the entire poem. The feeling that bleeds from this is so strong.

[Dream Weaver]

Sadly touching, felt all the emotions flooding
into pools of sorrow...Well done ...

[David W Moore III]

Such a longing plea. It hurts to read it. Well written and very evocative.