A Little Poetry Can't Hurt

Stop Pretending

Stop Pretending

I don't understand

How you can live this way.

I close my eyes and the tear escapes

Just one, because it is not worth any more.

It has been so long, and I don't understand

Why you both cannot just get along?

Can't you try, try to make it work?

Can't you care about each others worth?

The saddest part is I know both sides.

It slices my heart with a gentle but quick cut.

Both sides are weeping on the inside, but indifferent on the out.

Please I beg of you,

Love each other.

This family is like a broken bone.

No one can tell it is broken until it is x-rayed, because the skin is too thick.

It appears perfect and flawless from appearance.

How could anyone tell how broken this home feels when our cover is ocean deep?

No matter how many candles or lights or flowers you put in here,

The emptiness will not go away.

No matter how many meals you make me, or questions you ask about my day,

This loneliness and desperation will still be here.

I know that you love me, so why is this so hard?

Why isn't there laughter in this home?

Why do I cry at the sight of you alone?

Stop pretending for me,

I'm not a little girl anymore.