Mystery 3

Yet again I find myself locked inside a mystery...

Mystery 3

What is so wrong with the world today?

Why am I surrounded by theses people

That have lived such a rough life..

And they see me living a life they would die for..

Two parents that love me,

Best friends that would do anything for me,

A boyfriend that treats me right,

A college degree in culinary,

And a future that is so bright..

I happened to find myself caring for another

A young girl that is 22 and of course she works with me..

Her father is my boss and she just started working there

I don’t think its her choice to work, She has to

Due to the 21 felony charges against her

And the ankle bracelet on her..

Yes, she was in jail and in deep trouble

The story behind that is,

Her ex boyfriend got her involved into this mess

But she is old enough to say no,

I don’t know what she did..

I blame her for what she has gotten herself into..

She could have walked away from all of that,

But she chose not to and take it for a ride

I blame some it on her parents

They are both alcoholics and aren’t caring

Last night she ordered a sandwich for dinner

As curious as I am, I asked her

Doesn’t her parents make her dinner at night..

She rolled her eyes and said no

I asked her what does she eat then,

She says she doesn’t eat or there’s fruit loops..

Just makes me dislike her father even more…

What else has her parents done?

They are filthy rich

And can’t even provide a healthy meal for their daughter

That makes me sick to my stomach the more I think of it

No wonder she is so screwed up

Because of the parents that raised her

Never around, never cared, never loved..

She mentioned that she works out

And hit’s a punching bag

I could tell by her face expression and voice

That she takes all of her anger out on that one bag

One day, that bag wont be able to take anymore

And she will fall.. Again..

A person can only take so much

And if no one is willing to save her

She will break..

Once again I find myself caring

And I don’t know why

All these Mystery’s

And that’s all it will be…

Reviews

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

you care cuase you have a good soul, you live in a very tough area, you need to be so strong and mature to survive and stay the beautiful soul you are Yossi

[Matthew V. H.]

Blaming the parents: this seems like such a horrible thing to do now and days. because everyone wants to blame thier parents. In this case she has every right to blame her parents.

But I also see something that makes this poem so true to life. It was her choice. She is old enough to cook for herself, feed herself, make her own choices as to what she can and can't do. I understand you can't help but care, but this case is a lost cause in my opinion. She isn't a 16 year old runaway. She has made all these choices for herself regardless of how craptastic her parents are. My heart goes out to her but at the same time I can see how caring too much will drive you insane.

keep up the good work
cole-

[Crawford]

I really don't know anything about poetry but I do know that you have a really good story here. Your writing is clear and concise. This is good as is but I think if you wanted to expand it into a short story you have a great start.

[unspokenguilt]

Keep caring kylie, listening...it helps. Everyone has to have something or someone to care about

[Gravedigger]

It is unfortunatly very true that even people in this country must have that kind of hardship, and of course the parents are responsible. There is so much we take for granted each day that someone else would kill for; literaly. All you can do is find out as much as you can, and try to help wherever you can...