Lines of Light and Shade

Broken Branch

There you go again,

Caring about no one but yourself.

But addiction is a terrible thing,

That eats you from the inside out, changing who you are as a person.

I'm just a child, that you brought into this world,

But rather than raising me, you were too preoccupied,

Consuming whatever you could get your hands on,

As I sat waiting for you to come home sober.

Then you went further, and deeper in.

Leaving darkness in the place of your parenthood.

Until the day I had to leave,

As the bridge between us burned.

You can hate me, for hating you.

But you can't hate me, for loving you.

All I ever wanted was your love,

Which seems galaxies away now.

All I ever wanted was your acceptance,

I thought caring for your children was a given.

I don't want to live my life by you anymore.

Trying to drag down all of those around you,

As all they ever wanted to do was help.

I'm emotionally drained from trying to help.

I chose to forgive and forget everything from the past,

But we will continue not to speak as time passes us by.

I choose to clear you from my mind,

And all the things you had consumed,

Because all you ever have been,

Is a branch broken from the family tree.

All I never had, and always wanted,

Was my mom and dad.