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Retaliation

February 21, 2019
By DragonFlyEffect BRONZE, Wilmington, Delaware
DragonFlyEffect BRONZE, Wilmington, Delaware
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Could form many rivers with the tears I've been crying.

And if I said life was worth the try I'd be lying.

But for you and the others, I've been trying.

Have you ever lived your life,

While at the same time your dying.


They took my mind and molded it into a clutter.

Lost my father to life, and to the same, I lost my mother.

But to lose yourself, that's a pain like no other.


Life is like a race,

And it feels like I've reached the finish line.

I've been missing you though you're in a better place.

And I'm hoping you can give me a sign


My heart is telling me to retaliate.

Because it isn't really good with pain.

I would think I could handle it because it's nothing new.

But eventually, a candle goes out too.

Should I let this anger free?

Because I no longer feel like me.


I've accepted that this pain will never end.

Now I'm letting my heart take control.

At this point, this is a life that not even god can mend.

To keep surviving is the goal.

 

A bright soul, a good heart

You guys know I only had good intentions.

But why I always had to suffer, I always questioned.

Through words, through actions, you’ll never see the real pain.

Do you know how it feels to lose your sanity?

I know things may never be the same.


I'm wishing you could save me once again.

But I understand I can't be forgiven for my sins.

But I ask you to save me from retaliation.

Because this broken heart of mine is the causation.


The author's comments:

Honestly, this "poem" has a lot of value to me. I didn't want to put my personal life completely out there but writing is one of the ways I feel set free. In this poem, I am talking to my great grandmother, Uncle, And Grandfather that all passed away last year. I've always gone through a lot of things Growing up, and only got worse as I got older, and at the moment it feels like the right thing to do is self destruct. I am asking for forgiveness and understanding, while also only explaining not even the tiniest bit of how I have to feel every day.


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