Look Into The MirrorA Poem by Kaitlyn RaifordThis was a poem that was inspired by my father's betrayal and abandonment. I have recently been grieving and still have not been able to accept my father's rejection.Look into the mirror and tell me what you see. Can you see the horror of the man who abandoned me? Can you find the frown that I've always seen you wear? And can you see the man who was never really there? Tell me if you can find the heart that I never found. And tell me just how far your head is from the ground. I've been waiting for you to open your mouth- and to save our relationship from falling down the South. Look into the mirror and tell me what you face. Tell me can you see the monster in the reflecting space? Look at those lips; have they ever spoke good of me? Look into your eyes; how long has it been since you could see? Tell me if you can see the man that I do. The one that never amounted to be anything except a fool. Look into the mirror and tell me what you see. Can you see the man who always looked down on me? What about the murderer who killed my happiness. Or do you see the father who never wanted his kid? The monster that you are... can you see him? The man that locked me out and won't ever let me in.. Look into the mirror and tell me who you are. Are you the one who carries all those painful scars? Are you the one who cried your eyes out sore? Who realized I wouldn't have a home anymore. The one who only wanted to hear "I love you," but knew it was something you wouldn't do. Were you left feeling helpless the day they came to kick us out? The one who had to deal with all the deriding shouts? Tell me if you were the one who wouldn't get out of bed. Or if you were the one who was left fucked up in the head. Were you the one who was unloved and given up on? Or maybe you were the one who was off always having fun? Look into the mirror and tell yourself the truth. We were not the ones who gave up on you. You were the one who was messed up on all the drugs. The one who refused to give us your love. You are the man who still does not seem to care. And you are still the man who won't ever be there. You're the one who wouldn't come see me when I was in the hospital for months.. The one who ignored me for your materialistic stuff. You were the one who decided that your friends were more important. The man who is at mind a very talented contortionist. The one who locked me up in that terribly dark room. You are the man who still isolates himself in his own tomb. You were the man who locked himself in that closet at night. The one who broke apart the only normality I had in life. The man who always got into those nasty predicaments- The one who wouldn't come to any of my performances. You are the man who won't call me when I ask- I swear to God I didn't ask for a deadbeat dad. You were just another father who decided not to stay- barely even sending a letter on my birthday. I know you put on that video that you have of me when I was two.. Look upon those photos you have of me but never tell me how much I look like you. Walk into my room that you've already cleaned out, And look at all the memories that you failed to block out. I was the daughter you never wanted. The one who with the thought of a father was taunted. I was the one left hurt when you pushed me out the door. The one pained when I realized you didn't want your family anymore. Look in the mirror and tell me what you see. Do you see the horror of the man who abandoned me? Look into the mirror and tell me what you face. Tell me can you see the monster in the reflecting space?
© 2013 Kaitlyn RaifordAuthor's Note
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Added on December 15, 2011Last Updated on October 24, 2013 Tags: Negative, Abandonment, Depression, Yearning, Divorce, Pain, Rejection Author
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