Empty

by e LIZ a beth   May 1, 2007


I sit and watch him drink all his pain away
And some how too much just isn't enough
I sit and watch him yell his troubles away
Just when the going gets a little rough

And when he takes that one last sip
Everything spirals out of control
And just when I think its gunna be over
My heart is ripped right from my soul

He screams at me for being too loud
And he screams when I say the wrong thing
And just as I begin to walk away
He calls me a b$@!* and I begin yelling

I yell at him for drinking
And I yell at him because he hurt me so
I fight back at the exact wrong times
And I see his fist go threw the window

He gets up and runs to me
And he throws me to the floor
He kicks me in the stomach
As I cry out towards the door

I get up and I hit him back
But it doesnt do any good
While the tears stream down my face
I can tell he hasnt understood

As the fight comes to an end
And I have no more tears left to cry
I go to sleep just to wake up
And see broken bottles left behind

The memories from all the nights
That he sat there with the drink
Come rushing back and invade my mind
As I see them in the sink

Ill go to school in pain and fear
That when I return home there will be
Nothing but another night
For me to feel empty

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  • 17 years ago

    by Simple Sensation

    "funny things can happen becuase of the affects of alcohol."

    Hey,
    I was re - reading my previous comment, and i realised what i had written. I didnt mean that its funny or anything, what i meant was; that alcohol has so many bad, damaging affects. Not funny as in haha, but funny becuase how can this drug acctually be legal? How can it be so wide spread? Thats what i meant.
    So i apologise if this part of my comment offended anyone, including the reader.
    I just meant that the effects of alcohol are so damaging and awful.
    So sorry to anyone i offended including the writer of the poem. It was an excellent read.
    xx

  • 17 years ago

    by xxSnow Angelxx

    Hey beautiful poem!..filled with emotions!...great write!..Kp up de good wrk!
    xxPoojaxx

  • 17 years ago

    by Chrissie

    Wow! That was an amazing write. Very very sad and emotional. Really made me wonder how many people go through this. I hope your not one of them. Well done on this poem. It was very very good. Xx Chrissie

  • 17 years ago

    by Vanessa

    Wow this poem is awesome. I liked it the emtion is strong, and it is well written. Keeep writting and I will keep reading. 4/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Simple Sensation

    Hey,
    Thanks for your comment. And yes honesty is something i want. In all of my poems. Lol. Anyways i have to say, i liked how you portrayed a victem of demestic violance, funny things can happen becuase of the affects of alcohol. :( I hope this isnt acctually true and its not acctually happening to you. Ok the structure was ok, but wasnt that great. I liked the first stanza repitition; "I sit and watch him .... all his pain away", i just think this helped catch the readers attention and it owrked brilliantly. It extended the point your making. The rest of the poem makes the reader quite horrified that this could happen. The sad thing is it could happen to anyone, and it is popular. To improve i suggest you use punctuation in your work, i htink that could imporve it. Otehr then that a good read. xx

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