Monday, July 30, 2012

Hope


Hope
What is it that drives us to believe in hope?
Is it our unending need for satisfaction?
Is it our desire to always be better?
Is it our wish that one day life will improve?
I just don’t know anymore.
Life is full of never ending complications.
A daily struggle to get that small win.
And each time we let it in,
It comes back to get us.
The optimist will never be happy
And the pessimist will never be disappointed
But still,
We all believe in it.
Hope.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Do You Remember


Do You Remember?
Do you remember?
Do you remember telling me
You weren’t going to coddle me
While I was pregnant because
you didn’t want me to get used to it?
Do you remember calling me two-face
After my bells palsy happened?
The time you texted me at work
To tell me you were going to
Throw William at the wall if he didn’t stop crying?
Do you remember when I was
On bed-rest with Gabby and you said I bet I enjoyed
Having the doctor’s permission to be lazy?
Do you remember the night
I was coughing too much for you
So after you unsuccessfully tried to pull me out of bed
Instead, you took my pillow and blanket and threw them down the stairs?
Do you remember the time
That you texted me at work
Telling me if I didn’t come home
You were going to put the baby in her crib
And leave her there until I got home because she was crying too much?
Do you remember the day of Gabby’s birthday party?
When you threw William’s nightlight at me
Embedded it in the drywall and it shattered 4 inches from my face?
And when I said it almost hit me,
You said it would have hit me if you wanted it to.
Do you remember any of the times
That you told me to discipline our kids the “right” way
Or you were going to do it your way
Which included using a belt on them.
Do you remember any of the times
You told me to clean the house your way
Or you were just going to go through the house
With a garbage bag and throw away anything
That was “out of place”?
Do you remember
When you hit me above the eye
Apologized for it
And then said it never happened?
Do you remember telling me
That you never wanted Gabby
And we just had her to appease me?
Do you remember any of those times?
Because I do.
And its too bad that you have so many people fooled
If only they knew what kind of
Emotionally and mentally abusive asshole
You really are. 
But eventually they will see your true colors
Because you are fucked up
And you won’t be able to hide it forever.
All these people that have stood by your side
Will either convince you that you are normal
Or will turn their backs on you.
And the patterns of abuse will continue
On and on
With every new woman that stupidly
Steps foot in your life. 
How sad for the babies
That they have to have an abusive asshole for a father
But I’ll do everything I can to protect them from you
Until they are old enough to walk out of your life on their own.





Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Here and Gone


Here and Gone
Here you are
So close to me
Feels so right
So special
So comfortable
And yet
Before I know it
You will be gone
So close
But so far
Here and gone.
Time is fleeting
Can’t slow it down
Even if we want to
It is gone before we know
What to do with it
Days go by without a word.
Every day you are gone
I will miss you more and more
But it’s your dream come true
Everything you could ever hope for.
I will support you
Every step of the way
Every high
And every low
I will stand by your side
I will do everything I can because
You are you and I am me
But together
We are us.
Big commitments
Take big chances
With big risk
Comes big reward
So many obstacles
For something so new
But I hope it will work
And I know you do too.


They Say


They Say
They say
Love can conquer all
The poets
The artists
The musicians
They all say it
They make poems describing it
They paint works of art to show it
They sing lyrics to describe it
Can all of those people be wrong?
Or is it possible
That love truly can conquer all?

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Thoughts


Thoughts
Walking along
The dark and lonely streets
Hearing nothing more
Than the sound of your feet
Lost in your thoughts
The silence is deafening
Always thinking
The thoughts are never ending.