Cracks

Holding you
Whispering
"It'll be okay"
But not believing it myself

You are not alone
Don't be afraid
I won't go too
Pulled from your small arms

Holding you
Then you lashing out
Kicking me aside
Shutting yourself off
Healing slower
Than a car crash victim

Wailing that split the night
Told;
"You don't know!"
But little did you know
I cried
And I cried
Like silent raindrops
They fell

Each hit
From your small fists
Like a bullet
Piercing my heart

Moving from place to place
Feet barely touch the ground
Then finally
When you stop
Every second
You expect to leave

Bouncing back and forth
House to house
Mother to father
Father to mother
School
Weekend
Weekend
School...

Can't stop this train
One to another
****
Feeling like a tool

Do this
Do that
Lists of expectations
Remember them all?
Impossible.

Yet we have to
We don't like that
No
But we have to go on
Doing it anyway
Until we leave
To be on our own.

-For Emily

Author's Note

I will read your poems for sure!

Reviews

[R.J Calzonetti (Siniste..]

Great job Ethan. I could feel the emotion in this piece. No one should have to deal with their parents separating, but no parent should have to feel like their child is suffering. Please continue writing, I am happy to read your poems. You're good.

[Ethan]

Ah! No it's not something I feel, you see Emily st the end, that's for my sister. Most of the adolescents see people around them a enemies,... They must learn to be calm.

[R.J Calzonetti (SinisterPotatoe)]

Oh, that makes sense too. I also have a sister, teenage years are tough. I'm sure your sister and you will be good friends in a few more years.

[.]

Aren't you so hard on you sis Ethan? You should try to be a friend more than a brother... She loves you but you seem really strict.

[Ethan]

I don't know, am I really strict? Come on she behaves wild sometimes.

[.]

She is just 13, you can't expect her to behave like you at this age, she is still childish.

[Ethan]

Okk...I will think over that, don't type it here!

[.]

Sure I will, if you stop commenting me on my profile like that, I had to delete so many...😠. Reviews are not meant for personal comments. I am sorry for typing these, I just wanted you to realize.
By the way, the poem is awesome! I love the flow and short lines.