I needed a mother,
A guiding voice,
Amongst this darkness,
Where were you?
Category: Pieces
Parting Gift
If the last thing I can do for you,
To make you happy once more,
Is to fall on the sword and take the hit,
Then I shall pass peacefully seeing you smile.
The Role of a Daughter
The weight fell on my shoulders,
I carried with me all those tears,
That were never mine to hold,
Spoke with a voice much too old,
For my milk bottle bones,
A daughter protecting a mother.
Ghosts of Memory Lane
Mistakes of my youth,
Rattle inside my brain,
Ghosts that weigh me down,
Sink me deeper into despair.
Void Space
I craved for empathy,
You gave me silence,
A void in which to grow.
Oceans in Grief
An ocean sprang up in your wake,
To send me drowning in tears,
I wonder what you’d think,
Of the ruins you left behind,
If they haunt you in your afterlife,
Or are they my sins to bear?
The Fall Guy
Fuck apologising to you,
You are not my priority,
You never were, I was;
And I deserve better,
Than making you feel better,
By being your fall guy.
Enough
I needed you,
Hell, I waited for you,
But you never showed,
Was it because I wasn’t enough?
Silence
I have so much I wish I could talk to you about,
So many stories to share and memories to make;
I wish I could tell you about my first day at work,
Or how I’ve been thinking of learning something new,
How I followed your advice and saw more of the world.
I’d even talk to you about the weather when I ran out of news to share.
Hear you chuckle and reminisce over days gone by,
Share a table outside on your bench, a cup of tea in hand,
We’d watch the world float by on clouds,
I’d give anything to hear you over the silence I’ve had since you left.
Sorry
Sitting across from me,
Palms on the table,
Eyes blank and searching,
I wish you’d just say it,
Tell me you’re sorry,
Even if you’re not,
So we can try again.
Bohotea 