Broken and Mended, a Poetry Collection.

I now know

I knew something-

was wrong then,

but I didn't-know

what it was I'd done.

I always heard

that one word,

but I didn't understand

what it meant or-

How it still would

effect me-seven years-later.

Innocence was my shield

Some say it was

pure-ignorance.

I didn't know why

I was in trouble-

that day the cops came

and you told me

it was my-fault.

Now I know it was yours

You were afraid

of losing everything-

Everything you didn't

know how to stop.

I now know being locked

in your room all

day isn't-normal-

I now know not being

able to eat all day

even if the house was

food packed isn't-normal-

I now know that

doing all of the dishes

because one had a

spot still until midnight

isn't-normal.

I now know lying

about being hurt isn't-normal.

I now know that the cops came

because the school told

them you guys weren't

taking care of me

Or should I say-

you weren't,

but I also understand

now that you didn't

have much control either.