a hard life

this is about my life, don't be like me...

a hard life....

as a kid i thought of nothing but play, i always had fun no matter what day

i would play with my toys and run all about while eating some ice cream and trying to count

my parents they yelled but i didnt know exactly what they were trying to show

i payed no attention to the screaming and pain cause i did not know anything they said

and then i hit ten, my parents they split and i did not know what wall they hit

i moved with my mom and looked at her so " mommy wheres daddy" hunny he had to go

thirteen years from birth and man they flew by, im having hard times with staying in line

my mom could care less or two s***s about what grades i had in school or where i was running about

and then the day came when i had to leave cause my mom could not take care of me how obscene

i moved with my dad and man i grew up into a great kid who had all the luck

sixteen now i was and trying things out, im getting in trouble and moving about

i gave two s***s about staying in school, i cared about friends and being "cool"

i lied and i stole from family and friends, and thats know how the stick bends

i got kicked out of my family and home, " patrick you could f*****g care less about anything but your own"

now the streets were my home, jsut cement and the trees, i was alone with the sun and the breeze.

then my mom took me in to graduate school, i had another chance to not be a fool

and then that day came i shook that mans hand, i got my diploma in my left hand!

after that day my mom kicked me out, that is the second time thats happened, when did this come about

after that day i moved back with my dad, it started all over, the lies and the vand.

i lied though my teeth, flipped them in the face, "f**k you dad" right in his face

i got kicked out again for the third time, patrick dont you think your walking the wrong line?

after all these things that i have been through i finally get it but i cant overdo

i live with mistakes that i do regret, do-over i wish, the past is already set

i have to move forward and live with it now, my past i messed up but the present is now.

do good while your young so your future is set, dont be like me and live in regret.

Reviews

[mystic soul]

it was indeed a good one... your whole life in just one page!!! amazing!

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Quite the powerful write you put out there.

[mmzx]

you really let yourself out in this one.
you have something to tell, a lesson to learn.
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it's good!

and yes, you have had a hard life.
but you endured all of it.

[Jessie Sianodel]

It speaks a lot about how much divorce rips apart so much........makes you wish you could change everything and be "normal". Although these days it's almost normal to get a divorce.....

Loved the poem, it had a lot of emotion behind it.

[bbb]

It takes guts to get this all out, and I applaud you. Just think, there's always somebody else who has regret too, maybe even worse than your own. I spent nearly 20 yrs of my life messed up, and had to start over. It is a great thing you're figuring all this out now, not later. Really good writing!

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whenever someone write something so personal, it touches deep in the heart, your emotions flowed through to you pen. I hope it was as therapeutic for you as it was inspirational for me.

[Matthew Kult]

It took strenght to publish this for everyone to read. It's very encouraging and should be seen as an inspiration. Well done.

[Patrick Hengsbach]

well thank you for the review! yes i did pour my emotions onto the text!

[FrikinFrancesca]

It sounds like you have had a hard life, but then again everyone does. This was a good poem, it obviously shows you put your pain and emotions right into the text, a lot of people can relate to this on a different scale, I know how I can relate, I liked reading it though, it defiantly told the story of you.

We've all done things we wish we could, as you put it, 'do-over.' Despite it's few minor errors, this poem sheds light on the dark past we all carry with us, and how we all must learn to accept what's past, and learn from it.
I for one do not think of the past unless it's relevant to the present moment. A dark history does not necessarily have to be a burden on your shoulders. If you can accept and learn from the past, you can use it in your favor. It can be your friend. It can remind you of the bright future your hands can make, right now, as you read this. You CAN do anything you set your mind to... Don't let your bad memories kill you...