Loneliness

Alone without you.
Suffering fills my platter.
Belly full of pain.

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Secrets through my veins.
Always conscious of past sins.
Heart pumping out guilt.

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Shouted words uncovering hidden rage.
Empty promises. Betrayed trust.
What have I dont to make you doubt me?
What have I said to prove myself a liar?

Duties done out of obligation.
My payment for the privilege of enduring this torture.
My gratitude for prison bars and stifled opinions.
The spit in the face that you call affection.

Climbing the never-ending stairs to a family
And still falling when I'm halfway there.
Love never reciprocated.
Living an empty life.

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Opening my chest.
A hole where my heart once was.
Empty bitterness.

The Lecture

Angry shouts,

Uncomforted tears.

We take turns yelling,

Hearing, never listening.

I am always the one to blame

The wisdom placed upon you age

Makes you impervious to change

-But not me.

I couldn't possibly understand

An "adult" when convenient for you

But mostly a "child"

The opinions of which are beyond consideration.

A "conversation" that turns into a two-hour lecture

Your thoughts never interrupted

Mine always challenged

The thoughts behind my tears are vanity.

In the end, what do we have

But a sore throat and puffy eyes?