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Just One Thing.

All I want in this world.
The only thing I want.
I can't seem to have.

With a sister not talking to her father.
For what he did to her.
For taking away her one chance.
Her one chance at happiness.
She will be remembered as "Sadness".

With a father who is full of hate.
Hate that is going out on the ones closest to him.
With his fists he beats.
With her words he yells.
He hurts a lot of people who try to help.
He will be remembered as "Madness".

With a brother who doesn't care.
Doesn't care about anything.
Not about his job.
Not about his car.
And not about his family.
He will be remembered as "Careless".

With a mother who works all the time.
Night and day.
Day and night.
She never sees her family until day is gone.
And night is here.
Only to wake up and go back to work.
She will be remembered as "Workful".

And then there is me.
A girl trying to get by.
Without commenting suicide.
Even if try to put down the knife.
It always comes back.
Along with it's friend the lighter.
I will be remembered as "Painful".

And if you can't tell.
All I want is a normal family.
Not devorcesed parents.
Not a careless brother.
Not a sad sister.
Not a hateful father.
And not a workful mother.
I just want a family together.
A family who gets along.
Not a family who fights over the phone.
Not a family who hates one another for the deeds they did.
A family that loves.
That enjoys one another.

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magics02

16 years 2 months ago

Oh my gals

Listen up Broken Skye pm me I need to talk to you honey. I just read your poem and feel your pain and just know I pray and care for you and Rain alot, Take it one day at a time gal okay? Things will get better soon. Love Magics02 xoxoxo Learn to live, learn to forgive. Life is too short.
Alice Ember

Alice Ember

16 years 2 months ago

You'll be okay

Odi et Amo ( I love and I hate) You poem was great and I'm sorry your in pain. Message me if you need anything. Love, Alice
Kailashana

Kailashana

16 years 2 months ago

The problem, my dear, is

The problem, my dear, is that there is no such thing as a *normal family*... all of these are false images in our minds. Love your family for what they are. You can't love them for what they are not. (Of course it could always be worse, think about Jeffrey Dahmer's family) ~A "If parents really would love their children there would no longer be any war." J. Krishnamurti
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broken_skye

16 years 2 months ago

Thank you

Thanks but want I mean by "norml family" is a family that wants to be together. Not to get as far away from each other as posible.
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Silent_Rain

16 years 2 months ago

Oh, baby...

Im sorry, Im so so so sorry...
Alice Ember

Alice Ember

16 years 2 months ago

You guys

You guys will be okay I promise. Love, Alice Odi et Amo ( I love and I hate)
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broken_skye

16 years 2 months ago

I know this.

I know I will be ok. And if worse comes to worse I will do a magic trick and disapper.