Shelter MeA Poem by Jeremy WyattShelter me
from all that I am what I try to be I tried to shelter you wash the blood and muck from your hurt thighs read you a kid's book while you tried to sleep in the bath too afraid dirty soiled wee scrap we couldn't get you clean cut your head where they raped you over the wall your blonde hair stuck to the tiles you made me cut it off so I shaved my head to be ugly with you shared an overdose tricked you your half was just beta-blockers you tried to comfort me share our pain slept in bed with me like you were a proper mum with your hurt arms around me till you crawled out to find the boyfriend with his drugs I could never shelter you from what you were life and light grey-faded shrink in with me let us share this grave of soiled hope and anguished dreams my wee rough pal the first one in the world to say that you loved me you wrote it on my arm for hospital they thought you were my daughter I wished you were prayed for angels to shelter you like you tried to shelter me that night we failed each other © 2011 Jeremy WyattReviews
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2 Reviews Added on March 18, 2011 Last Updated on March 18, 2011 AuthorJeremy WyattDon't know....nearest is somewhere...hmmmm, Dumfries and Galloway, United KingdomAboutA Welshman moved toScotland, writing since December 2010, in love with poetry and my special poet friends,who I am following here through loyalty and devotion!! more..Writing
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