The Empty Locket

I need hope

I received it in a time of
Need.
"I'll glue in the pictures."
She says.
Me and my family
Together.
Such a rare moment.
"They're small, but so is the locket."
She says.
It remains empty.
I open it
The locket is empty.
"In a little bit."
She says.
But that 'little bit'
Never comes.
"Hang on! God you've asked me 10 times!"
She says.
I want her to know.
All I seek is hope.
Freedom.
The motherly love I never
Got.
"If you keep asking it won't happen."
She says.
Forced
To grow up faster
Than I should.
I know too much.
Have felt too much.
With no help.
The locket remains empty.
I fear it always will.

Author's Note

I need a vacation from them. From everything.

Reviews

[madmocha]

It's always hard to know how to comment when you know someone has laid their heart open. When you know there is pain. Claire, you've taken this way beyond just being good writing. You've put yourself out there. That is such a tangible thing. A reader takes a heart in hand and feels a little embarrassed for intruding.

Like everyone else, I hope what inspired this comes to a better ending. Thank you for sharing. And, by the way; for me the beginning was fine. The whole thing was so cohesive. For a relatively short poem to tell such an emotional story, so clearly. It was amazing.

[Ripple of Aqua]

So sad. In the beginning it was a little rough because I couldn't tell if you were being in the present and all of your family was there to give you the locket on a celebration of sorts. But it all concluded in the end quite nicely. Good job.

[SpeakxNow]

Awww well done, Claire! ik the feeling. If you ever need to vent, I'm here.

[nevershoutnever.]

Put a picture of me in it! I am such a spirit uplifter :) great pain description