Mamma Dont

Mamma Don't Lie,
I feel your hard years,
I hear your heart sighs.

Mamma Don't Cry,
I see those raw tears,
I know those aw eyes.

Mamma Don't Die,
I share the same fears,
I drink the same cries.

Mamma Don't Try,
I will cover our ears,
I will shower our lies.

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Just For You

I don't really get what you've been through
So
I won't pretend that I really understand you.
And
I don't know what it's like to be in your shoes
But
I won't lie and say that I have never tried to.

I wonder how long you've been on your own
I wonder how often you've ever felt alone

I know our situation
Is a differently
Written equation
But vicariously
In all honesty
I do see you in me.

I write this in hopes the message will get through,
I write this because I've been in struggles too.

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Do You Know?

Do you know the stories I hear?
One is beaten and the other dies there.
Do you know the things I fear?
A list of shameful claims people prefer not to name.
Do you know the difficult marriage I face?
Understand that I can't stay in the same place
Do you know the laugh I fake?
Due to the painful jokes you don't mean to make.
Do you see through me like I see through you?
Because your pitiful words of encouragement
Leaves my body in malnourishment
Do you know I know who you are?
A person no different than I've met at my job or at a bar
Do you know you're a homophobe?
Someone who leaves me clinging with little hope
Someone who smiles as they see me mope

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Hell Known as Home

Abused, Used
Neglected
and Confused

Rejected, Infected
Traumatically Affected

Bruised to the core,
Beaten on the floor,
Cried 'no more! '
But still left sore,

Blamed, Shamed
Numb
and Contained

Chained, Slain
to the Aches
and the Pain

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Secret Sins Of My Father

Alone you crept
and
Alone I wept
Oh Father,
the secret sins
I kept

You
The Father, who
Took my first kiss,
then sucked away
all my bliss
I
The Daughter, who
had to be dissed,
then locked away
in the mist

Tell me,
Do you remember this?

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Take Me To The Hospital

The weight put on my back
Is causing my spine to crack,
The tears I bleed everynight
Is not a pretty sight.
The school to where I go
Is a place where people know
The energy used to get up everyday
Is making me tired in every single way.

The bruises and scars make me lonely,
I need someone to hold me.
The beatings and numb feeling is a scary ride,
I need somebody by my side.
The thoughts and shocks make me space,
I need someone to keep me in place.
The responsibilities I hold is a tough road,
I need somebody to share the load.

The seventeen years have gone by,
And alone I'm still alive.

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