Civil WarA Poem by Aram Alexander A personal piece about the divorce of my parents and how it affected me. The last year has been like a civil war. Mom and Dad, what are you fighting for? I know it isn't me 'cause I'm just a casualty of this pointless struggle. But now you got what you want so just let me be. I used to whisper wishes but now I don't believe, Because as a kid I learned the best way to stop crying is just to breathe. Since the divorce I've wanted only one thing: to be free Away from you. Away from here. Away from all the heartache I have seen. - I'm sick of the yelling and the fighting; Arguments each day, the yelling every night. Both of you scream hurtful things because you don't know what else to say. Because you don't know how else to voice the pain and frustration burning you up inside. You say you still have love for each other but it feels empty from where I'm standing. It feels empty in between. - We used to be a whole, pieces of the same perfect puzzle; But now we've grown apart, and the fragments no longer seem to fit. There is no longer a place in your heart for what used to be a family; So now you are just two islands, adrift on an ocean of tears, regrets, and misery. And Blanche and I, we are drowning in between Unable to choose among the two halves of our hearts. --- Recently, something a friend asked me reminded me of my parents' break-up; how scared and confused and helpless it can feel. So I decided to post something I had written a long time ago, something I have tried to forget about and virtually erase from my mind; we tend to do that with painful memories. I suppose I just want people that are going through their parents' divorce to know that sometimes life can suck and sometimes that means that families break apart. But although it might feel like it, this is not the end of the world. I want to tell you to stay strong, no matter how impossible it may seem, because your family needs you now more than ever. © 2014 Aram AlexanderReviews
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Aram AlexanderJogja, Yogyakarta Special Region, IndonesiaAboutI'm just a regular guy who does regular things. Meaning I enjoy pizza, the company of dogs, occasional inebriation, equal parts worthy literature and brainless Hollywood fare, and spontaneity of the .. more..Writing
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