my parents
were broken children
who didn't know
they were broken.
i am the broken child
who didn't know
who to blame.
this grief is a secret affair
between me
and my childhood.
the good kid
they all knew from yore
had died along
with the blue and sore.
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White Heat's Grave (Poetry Collection)
PoetryThis book contains an assemblage of brief free-verse poems that express my views and experiences. It encompasses eighteen years of my life and a particular manifestation of melancholy. All poems created and shared were original. Any unauthorized use...
xxvi. the broken child's broken kid
my parents
were broken children
who didn't know
they were broken.
i am the broken child
who didn't know
who to blame.
this grief is a secret affair
between me
and my childhood.
the good kid
they all knew from yore
had died along
with the blue and sore.