The Way Families Die

She screams at me
I scream at him
All these words I can see
How resolution dims

Say words of pain
That cut me so
This is my family's shame
All this that no one knows

The tears run down
And now they are upon my face
My screams make no sound
Against your ears of adult grace

Hitting me won't silence
All the things that need to be said
Go ahead and use your violence
All these words I need to shed

Storm off into the night
Pack your bags without goodbye
Leave your eyes out of sight
Now can I cry?

My eyes are red
And my cheeks are saturated
All the words in my head
So revengefully situated

I can't stop the tears
Now that I know you leave
Now I have haunting fears
That you may leave me alone to grieve

The hate thrown so well
At our Achilles heel
This family has gone to hell
This family may never heal

Its not all me
That makes all the wrong
All your mistakes you will not see
It wasn't only me all along

Point the finger at yourself
And look at your mistakes
I'll look at myself
I know what it takes

They need to be told
The words hidden behind tears
I am your genetic mould
Now you need to listen and hear

You want me to resort?
To violence against my wrist?
Don't give me that snide retort
All those evils you had hist

I can't cry anymore
My tears will no longer come
All the things, oh so much more
All these things that will make you numb

Scream
And shriek
All this order you try to deem
You won't even let me speak

I see the light
That comes at the end of the fight
I see who is at fault
It was all me, so who is the consult?

I did everything
That why everyone's crying
I'm the one who made them cry
I'm the one who deserves to die

Dad walked out
And mum came at me to shout
My family is broken
These words left unspoken

I'm the reason it all pains
I should be the one to blame
I'm the reason why they have tears
I'm the reason and only mum hears

Go ahead and blame me
Go ahead and see
I hate myself all the same
I am the one to blame

Yell your words at me
All these things that could not be
Smash the pictures upon the wall
Watch as the glass falls

The family legacy is in our tears
Our family legacy is in our fears
The end is drawing near
The end is nearly here

The silence is loud
The silence in this family crowd
Tears are falling
Pain is calling

My family won't listen
The special bonds lessen
My family is at the end
I can't let my heart unbend

Tears are falling
Your anger is forever calling
I ask for one moment's grace
Before you strike me across the face

Your face is red
You hit me with words instead
I watch as you cry
I watch as you sigh

No kind expressions
But deep dark depressions
Family is different nowadays
No one speaks what they're heads say

Tip-toe pass
This family is skating on glass
I cannot meet their eyes
I cannot stifle my cries

My face is swollen
And my happiness is stolen
The tears keep streaking
My lips are no longer speaking

You didn't have to hit
All the words did every little bit
The emotional torture is high
And the tears are in my eyes

Everyone think I'm suicidal
And keep treating me like a child
I just want to be loved
Not have my intelligence shoved

No one dares read
These words strung together like beads
They are afraid what they will say
They're scared of what I keep at bay

My lips are firmly closed
And my cheeks are hosed
I have no out let
Depression in set

My family hides they're shame
Behind our faithful name
How it good it feels to be labelled
Now that my family has left unstapled