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Sad Speculative Suspense

I could trust you.

Or so I thought.


I thought.

Just thinking,

that maybeβ€”


My whole life,

I've put my arms,

around you,

father


I trusted you,

I've loved

you.


Why?

How could you do this to me?


Oh,

how?


Like how could you do this to her?


I cannot believe

what a fool

I've been.


I don't know

how I never realized it

before


You're trueΒ 

blood


You're true

character

personality

who you were

inside


How?

Why?

What?

When?

Will?


I cannot imagine

this

No

No

No.


No, I cannot

imagine this

No.

No.


You tricked me,

thought that,

I was a foolβ€”

which IΒ 

was


How?

Can you do

this to me?


I cannot

No.

I cannot

I just cannot

imagine.


My whole

worldΒ 

came crashing

down on me

today


Today

was the day

I knew

how I know


If mother were here

she would make

sure...


If mother were here

of course, she won't

because

of you.


You thought

you could fool me

just like you fooled

my mother


No.

I've learned

How to

accept

this fate

this treacherous

this solemn

this truth


When day comes

when night falls

I roam around


Aimlessly,

wandering,

walking,

carefully,

not to fall,

down,

and down,

going through

a never-ending

black hole

made of fire,

made of flames,

made of all your hate


It swallows,

me whole


Me up,

like I'm nothing

I'm not enough


This never

ending blackness

this shade

it lasts forever


While it does

I'll be brave

enough

to leap

over it


When it did,

today


I will crush

it whole

break

it through


Kick it open

like I'm kicking

a ball

as I throw

all the negativity

away,

far away


This orb,

I'm living in,

your hate

your face


You thought

you were a tide

a waveΒ 


You thought,

I was the sand,

who you could wash away,

far away


You imagined how it would be like

without me

without mother

just you


But I'll cross

this bridge

you've created



I will

demolish

this structure

this block

you've made

this inseparable

building


You are far,

from being,

the perfectΒ 

image

I've seen


I will face

the music

this shield

you've createdΒ 

for yourself


Now that I know

your plan

your plot

what you

have been dreaming

of your whole

life


You thought

I will lay

down my arms


To serve

you.


To bow before you

to respect

to listen

to work

for you

to become

your slave

your maid


I've lifted

my gaze

to what stands

before me

to what has

been standing before me

all this time


If only

I looked

hard enough

to see

to closely see

what IΒ 

what I could

what I canΒ 

be


Even as IΒ 

grieved


I've tried toΒ 

grow


Even as IΒ 

got hurt


I tried to

hope


Even as I

tired


I haveΒ 

tried


I thoughtΒ 

that forever

we will bind

we will bond

we will be tied

together

forever


ButΒ 

I have been

cheated

lied

defeated


I thought

our strength

our love

will be victorious


I only

had you


And I thought you only

had me


But now I see

what I should have seen

because now I understand

what your plan

what your idea

wasΒ 


Killing my mother

taking her riches

forcing my grandparents

to give you their property


But you still murdered them

probably planning

to go the same

to me


Are you a man?

Are you a dad?

Are you a husband?

Are you a son?

How could it be?

How in this entire world could it be?


I had to be

related to you!


We may have the same blood

but that doesn't mean

I will stay with you

forever

No that won't be


I will make sure

that we will be divided

we will be separated

we will keep

our distances

we will be apart


I take back

all the promises

I have made

as a child


I was naive

I didn't know

what a rascal

you could be


I had loved

you.


Since IΒ 

only had you.


Mother was gone,

no grandma,

no grandpa


I had no siblings,

I had no pets

so all I had left,

were you,


But you have failed

yes you have

you don't

know

what the purpose for

life

ever was


You think

achieved

of becoming

the richest man

in this world


But know

that isn't

what life

was ever

about


All these years

you lived

you thought

you were smart

you were wise

and knowledgeable


But you are just

a foolish man

you have not learned anything


Your life

is just like

the trashcan

wasted

soon to emptied

by someone


All the trash

inside the can

was all the things

these terrible things

you have done

to mother

to grandma

to grandpa

to your friends

and to me


These are all

the litter

the garbage


Actually,

noβ€”

you

are the real garbage

in this trash can

the person

who makes the trash

really messy

really smelly

that much trashier

(if that was even a word, it would be the perfect word to describe you)


As I go,

I will leave

behind the "good" memories

I will leave behind

our jokes

our laughs

our vacations

our meals

our discussions

all the time

that I have spent

with youΒ 

and this house

I will leave behind

everything you have bought for me

because I want to make sure

that when I look at things

it doesn't remind me

of your ugly

villainous

face


So now

I will step

out of this prison

this trap

this bubble

you have created


So now,

I will leave

this darkness

the cold

fragile

air

the dark

stuffed

atmosphere


I will emerge

like the sunrise

from working

hard for myself


I will crushΒ 

this burden

that you have created


I will climb

these hills

I will make

I will build

from my foundation

I make


I will bloom

as I free,

as I escape

myself

from your shade

from thisΒ 

trap




January 30, 2021 18:13

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It was time for another poem...haha. Was greatly inspired by Amanda Gorman's poem: "The Hills we Climb". She sang at Mr. Biden's inauguration, and it was an amazing poem. Hope you enjoyed! :)

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Coco Longstaff
22:32 Jan 30, 2021

Hi Lailaaa I LOVE THISS Another poem! You aced it again! I think the ending was the most powerful and meaningful. Good job! PS umm do you......not follow me ......anymore?

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Heyyy!! :) Thank you so much! Oh my god, so sorry! You see, I unfollowed everyone, then followed people, and I accidentally missed you!!! AHHHH! I am so sorry, please forgive me! It was not on purpose!

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Coco Longstaff
22:36 Jan 30, 2021

No problem! Oh no, I’m just relieved and so happy! No hard feelings at all! Hehe its alright thanks so much❣️

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Coco Longstaff
22:42 Jan 30, 2021

πŸ’•πŸ’•

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Nancy Drayce
19:27 Jan 30, 2021

Such an amazing concept, Laila!! I love how you managed the prompt!! The idea, the writing it self... Amazing! And I could feel her anger too πŸ’œπŸŒŸ

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Ahh, thank you so much Nancy! Your comment means so much.

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Nancy Drayce
19:38 Jan 30, 2021

Always, Laila! I really like your stories, I will definitely read more when I catch some free time!! πŸ₯°

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ah i love this (i say this too much lol) a couple grammar things (you can change them if you meant to do that, I just noticed these while I was reading): "I cannot imagine this no no no No, I cannot imagine this No. No." you may want to make the first three 'no's capital, because the next 'no's are, but you can leave that if you meant to do that :) "I tried to hope Even as I tired I have tried" "even as I tired". is it meant to say tired or tried? if its meant to say tired, what does it mean? i really like the emotion you ...

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Hey there! 1. Yes, I will definitely edit the "no"'s in the poem, thanks for catching that! :) 2. Oh, basically in that context, it meant that even though she has gotten tired metaphorically by her father's actions, she has tried to overcome that. So, yes, to answer your question, I did meant to say tired. :) 3. Thank you so much Amy!!! <33333

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:D 1. oh ok, yay :) 2. OHH ok now it makes sense, i just needed a little explanation 3. no problem!

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:D critiques are actually kinda fun lol

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Mou Sur
21:27 Jan 30, 2021

Hey Haripriya, this is so amazing! Enjoyed it thoroughly.Great work indeed :)

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Eddie Thawne
21:18 Jan 30, 2021

Great work, Laila. The outburst of emotion was so finely expressed that it provoked an emotion of my own.

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