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
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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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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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No problem! Oh no, Iβm just relieved and so happy! No hard feelings at all! Hehe its alright thanks so muchβ£οΈ
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Thank you sooooo much for understanding!! <33333
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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 ππ
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Ahh, thank you so much Nancy! Your comment means so much.
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Always, Laila! I really like your stories, I will definitely read more when I catch some free time!! π₯°
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Oh wow, thank you!!
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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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Glad you got it! Also, thanks again! :)
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:D critiques are actually kinda fun lol
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Your amazing at it!
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Hey Haripriya, this is so amazing! Enjoyed it thoroughly.Great work indeed :)
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Hello there! :) Thank you so much Mou.
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Great work, Laila. The outburst of emotion was so finely expressed that it provoked an emotion of my own.
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Oh wow, thank you so much Eddie. <3
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I Love This!!!! Great work once again Hari!!! Lovely work:D, keep it up!
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Thank you Varsha!
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Of course:D
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:)
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