Behind The Curtain

Location

Behind the curtain

In the closet

Wherever I am

I am here because of you

Every loud remark you make

Not realizing you were comdemning your own daughter

The way hate slides off your lips so easily

The harsh words of your animosity falling down on top of me

Covering me in a blanket of words I cannot escape

Slicing through my skin like daggars reaching for my soul

Resentment is not the only thing that falls from your mouth

Do not tell me you are Christ like when I know you persecute those around you

I am hidden

Too scared to show you who I am for fear of forced eviction

You talk about how your God is just

But my God loves us enough for the vacancy of yours

I am reminded every day that I am a failure

A misguided youth

Confused

Angry

I have never been happier than I am now

I have accepted myself

Your turn

Your turn to open your eyes and see who your daughter truley is

Your turn to step off your soap box and listen to me

Your turn to stop thinking that just because you attend church four times a month

That gives you the right to condemn me to hell

I am a whole

Stuck together with glue

Each being a word of a loving ally

but

My bond is no longer strong enough

Your words like a cannon breaking me at my weakest point

Expertly executed attacks

Although unintentional it leaves a hole

Burning me from the inside out

When did your teaching of unconditional love

Turn into teachings of unconditioal hate

 

 

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