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SOMEONE I KNOW : Family Poetry

written by Poet : wickedpoetess


 SOMEONE I KNOW

I KNOW HIM FOR 17 YEARS NOW,

 I SEE HIM AND HEAR HIS VOICE EVERYDAY

HE WORKS FOR THE FAMILY,

AND TRIES HIS VERY BEST TO MAKE US HAPPY

BUT...

THE FACT THAT MONEY IS SUPPOSE TO MAKE US HAPPY,

IS WHAT I DON'T GET RIGHT

THE FACT THAT HE GIVES ME THE WORLD OF LUXURY ITEMS,

IS WHAT I DON'T SEE TO MAKE ME ANY HAPPIER

HE DRINKS AND DRINKS EVERYDAY,

IT HURTS ME SO MUCH, 

THAT WITH EVERY SIP HE TAKES,

BRUISES MY HEART MORE AND MORE

WHEN HE WAS SENT AWAY

TO THE HOSPITAL FOR SOME TIME,

HE TOLD US,

THAT HE WAS GOING TO STOP DRINKING AND CHANGE HIS LIFE

I NEVER BELIEVED A WORD HE SAID,

BUT MY SISTERS DID, 

AND DID NOT KNOW HE WAS ONLY JOKING AND TRICKING THEM

I SAW HIM ABSTAINING FOR 5, 6 DAYS IN A ROW, 

BEING STRONG ENOUGH,

ALTHOUGH MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAD TO LET GO

THEN, I SAW MY FATHER TO BE THE HERO,

I ALWAYS WANTED HIM TO BE

AND A GREAT MAN TOWARDS A FAMILY

I FELT HIS LOVE ONCE AGAIN,

I EVEN STOPPED FOR SOMETIME AND INHALED THAIS CHERISED MOMENT ONCE AGAIN

BUT...

PEOPLE DON'T CHANGE FROM THEIR BAD WAYS,

AS I LEARNT THAT TODAY,

HE STARTED DRINKING ONCE AGAIN

IT HURT ME THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT,

THINKING WHY CAN'T MY FATHER CHANGE THIS HORRIBLE PART OF HIS LIFE

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE MY FATHER MY WHOLE LIFE,

BUT, I WILL NOT BELIEVE HIM A SECOND TIME,

ABOUT CHANGING HIS LIFE.  

                                                                                                        BY: WICKEDPOETESS17

 

Originally Posted On Site: 2008-06-30 14:51:23
Last Login: 06.30.08


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