My dream came true
an image lonely that sleeps
inside a lonely heart
But it wasn't what I thought it'd be
there were no rainbows
no flowers
or sunshine
no
I remember bits and pieces
of a broken life, shattered night
like a toaster thrown
across the room and trash can flying
picking up the coffee grounds
cigarette smokes smells bad
clinging to a telephone that's wet
or was it me?
there's people and noises
voices
screaming
crying
cursing
That is the night my dream came true for me
because after that night
i left that place
left that life
left
Author notes
I lived in Evergreen MT with my mom my sister and my step dad. He was a smoker and cussed and he told me every day how useless I was. He made sure every day that I knew that chores were more important than school and I failed my classes. He made sure everyday that I knew that people are only to be used liked tools like we were. He made sure I knew everyday that I should never stand up for what I believe in, because if I believe it; it must be wrong. He made sure everyday that I no longer responded to my own name but to 'dumb-ass' instead. He made sure that every day I knew that life was black and that's all there is. That every day I knew that fighting was superposed to be a part of life and no household should live without the screaming every day.
There was a big fight and I called my grandma when He threw the toaster and trash can I picked up after the trash can. Grandma came and I've lived here ever since.
I fight that mental abuse a lot and i live like any normal person now. But that doesn't hide the scars. Shawn my love helps me whenever life becomes too hard. And my family is always there for me. My aunt grandma sister uncle even my mom.
I urge anyone in a seemingly helpless situation to have hope and to try harder than ever to get out. you hope and hard work will pay off. Don't give up : )
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Speechless for a moment... then,
Wow, cliche I know but I mean it WOW.
I love the poem, the imagery, the depth, the execution...
This is beyond sad, keep fighting and keep writing!
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exallent use of charecter
that must have been awful but iam sure better times are on the way. this is very inspiring and vishualy stunning. i can vishulize everything and a perfect poem for what i was looking for.
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Amen to this
I am so sorry about how you were treated at home and I often say when a person acts this way in a family the whole family needs to take them down and give them aonce over and after a few times they possibly would straiten up or move on .You have penned this one very well and it shows your heart and will to be good .Bravo
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