Broken Family

Broken family, sits at the dinner table, 
no-one talking,
nor looking in each other's eyes.

All silent, except for knives and forks clinking, 

awkwardness no longer interferes in their lives.

Broken family, sits in front of the television,

faces aglow, in the bristling light.

Father flicks through channels searching,

for anything other than family ties.

Broken family, heading to bed,

no goodnights, no goodbyes.

Mother, she stays up cleaning
keeping up appearances 

for other people's eyes.

Broken family going through motions,

to school, to work, to other lives.

Each one, sick of hurting,

but each one, stuck in this family's demise.

Photographs line the walls and shelves,

each face smiling, in happier times.

One face, no longer there,

One face, now missing from their lives.

Broken Family.

Reviews

[Tasha]

awwh! this is so sad, but you did a beautiful job.