Selfish Child

If I stay here for a while

do you think I'll understand?

If I hold out a little longer

will it work out like I planned?

Will I be acceptable to you

without having to change me?

Will I find the strength to stay

never needing to break free?

You were supposed to be there...

for me.


You slammed the wall

flashed your eyes like a flame

Screamed at me so much

I can't stand the sound of my name

"I brought you into this world

and I can take you out!"

Where did you get that from?

What was that all about?

You should have filled me with confidence

Instead you filled me with doubt


You just didn't care...never cared but you see

You were supposed to be there...

for me.


Comments:
 
StarPoet   StarPoet wrote
on 12/30/2009 3:54:57 AM
Though you wrote this for a parental relationship, I can easily see where this can be for a lovers \marriage. It's poems like these that hit the hardest for they are raw truth.

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Synopsis
Written from the perspective of a child (grown or not you pick) about to walk away from an unbalanced parental relationship.
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The title has a dual meaning. It can refer to either the child or the parent depending on your point of view.
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