Your Shattered Heart

This is just something that I wrote for my dad. He's changed a lot since the divorce, and as the second oldest, it's been hard to watch him put my younger siblings through everything.

You feel abandoned

Lost

Unloved

Betrayed by your blood

Uncared for

Scared

Because of what he did

He left you alone

Deserted

Hurt

No remorse or regret

Is seen in the blue orbs

You call his eyes

Horrible

Cruel

Is what you think

"Dad" or

"Daddy"

Is what you say

You never blamed yourself

That all falls on him

But he still won't

Pick up the pieces of

Your shattered heart.

Heartless

Monstrous

That's how he acts

Like you aren't his child

Doesn't have your back

He used to care

Used to love

Support

Protect

But that's all gone

Now that he's left

He betrayed you

Lost

Alone

Afraid

Without regard for

Your shattered heart.

You're left to raise his children 

Dependent

Young

Defenseless

He comes by for the weekend

Happy

Excited

When he has

No right to be

You want to

Scream

Run

Hide

So you don't 

Have to stand and wait

As he breaks into smaller pieces

What already was

Your shattered heart.