Picture perfect family
Happy children
Happy parents
Maybe a dog or two
Picture perfect family
Good grades
No disrespect
Meals together
Picture perfect family
Parents arguing
Children crying
Dogs barking
Picture perfect family
Tears spilling
Shouts ringing
People leaving
Picture perfect family
Miserable children
Dull eyes
Fake smiles
Picture perfect mother
Frowning mouth
Tear filled eyes
Screaming lips
Picture perfect father
Curse-filled mouth
Bloodshot eyes
Bottle at his lips
Picture perfect son
Locked in the bathroom to stop the tears
A handful of pills on his tongue
Years of misery replayed in his mind
Picture perfect daughter
A blade in her hand
A deadened look in her eyes
Too weak to deal with life
The picture perfect family
Exists in stories
Not in my house
The sweet stories turn to nightmares
The picture perfect family
Hates each other
The parents wish each other were dead
And the kids wish they were dead
The picture perfect family
Has been teared at the seams
If we were ever that family, I can't remember
I wish I had that picture perfect family
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Poetic Whispers
PoesiaMy most often updated work on wattpad, which contains many different poems from love to several darker themes
