Sticks And Stones

You just don’t deserve to live

You told her time and time again

You didn’t know it’d never end

That she would just accept her curse

 

Oh please, just cut yourself to pieces

The farewell echoes in her ears

Though she should not be shedding tears

Its all she knows

 

No one cares and no one wants you.

You’re just a witch child. God’s mistake.

The only one he’ll ever make.

You’ll live in darkness.  Never light.

You’ll have no comfort.  Only fright

 

Words spoken oh so long ago

Put salt on wounds she’s always known

When they come ripping through her heart

They start to tear her world apart

 

You can’t undo the hurt you caused

And love bestowed is only lost

She knows the kindness never lasts

And she’s resigned to face the facts

 

You were always right, you know

She could never be good enough

So she gave and gave and gave

To try and push the hurt away

 

I can’t believe I gave birth to you

And she just shakes her head and sighs

To hear approval from your lips

Is what she’s yearned for all her life…

Author's Note

I don't know if this is really "finished", but I just couldn't bring myself to write more than that. So this is it for now at least.

Reviews

I hate it when people do what I'm about to do, but Ashely Beth said it all. I want to give my own review, but I would just be repeating what she already said. So, I will ^_^
This came out so beautiful for something that is so tragic. This sounds finished to me. It's so beautiful to me. Everytime I try writing a poem about something that is hard for me to say, it never comes out so clean like this. It never has such a good rhyme scheme, it's always just me being angry and you can tell. This... this is different. This was... I don't know another word. So, I will say it again: Beautiful.

[Inci]

beautiful poem

[Tina Kline]

A deeply painful and sad poem but it reflects what a lot of people endure. I think its very well written.

[RTB]

i think it was great kind of depressing in a way that is good because u gave an emotion and thats how u kno it was poetry

[Coyote Poetry]

Sometime we don't know the power of words. I had to learn to stay positive. I wanted perfection in my life. Today i smile and listen. Try to give hope and very little advice. I learn we must learn from trial and error. No-one is perfect. Poem is sad. Sometime we learn from bad examples. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[Ashesh]

Your poem is so painful to read. When everybody talks about wonderful relationship between a mother and a child- on contrary- your poem is realistic measure of what really happens in the real world.

The following lines of yours is really heart-wrecking!
"No one cares and no one wants you.
You’re just a witch child. God’s mistake.
The only one he’ll ever make.
You’ll live in darkness. Never light.
You’ll have no comfort. Only fright"

[ashley]

Oh wow, this poem was done so well. Your emotions were almost tangible through this.. I can't imagine how hard this was, to make something so vicious and hateful come out poetic. Mine never come out this... for lack of a better word, beautiful. The rhyme scheme alone... fantastic job. You say it's not really "finished", but idk... I like the ending, it fits.
Brilliant poem, as always. :D

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

These words must have been hard to face. You came from a place in the darkest pit of the soul. The broken bond was very painful to witness. This story was sad, but somehow it seems to be a flashback from a person who has become a very strong individual....even though the pain still exists.

[Miss Coral]

It was an abrupt ending, as you hinted to in your Note, but I think it's fitting. This was an excellent piece, emotional and powerfully written. Saddening, but beautifully written. The rhyme scheme was excellent.
Great job.

[Jenny Nelson]

The damage that's done by people who don't engage their brains before they engage their tongue can be devestating and permanent. It's very sad that sometimes you have to "overcome" the people who are supposed to love you the most. A very strong, emotional piece. Well done.