'dad' 'abuse' 'family' 'childhood'
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You made promises
That you never kept,
Why did you always
Lie to me?
Was it to keep me close
Or was it to push me away,
`Dear Dad
Dear Dad,
Why did you never come to see me
Why did you disappear from my life
Why did you hurt me
Why do you keep things in
12;
Tight shirt and chubby cheeks, neon shirts and sandals.
The outside is an abyss of unknown, the dim screen is familiar.
As I sit, I ponder about the muffled yells. A door slam breaks my thoughts.
You've hurt me once and you've hurt me twice, but now it's my turn to throw the dice.
I play my cards and I pay the toll, who knows what fate the dice will roll.
a cop ain’t no father. and a cop ain’t no friend. you’re just a vessel for your demons to reside. they control you like a puppet. it’s plain as day but that doesn’t matter when everyone pretends to be blind.
