Father

Father
This silence chills me,
Mind and soul,
Your words cut so deep,
A wound you left to weep....

Tired of crying these pointless tears,
I close my eye's and pray,
I pray for a way,
Somehow,
A change...

Thinking over all those hallow years,
All that I gave,
Knowing the lengths I would have went,
Just to save you,
Supporting your empty lies....

Enduring all the hurt threw in anger,
All the times I stood by your side,
A river of endless hope I'd cry...

Looking into your eye's I'd search,
Hoping to find some truth,
Fooling myself time and time again,
Believing in you,
Having faith....

Desperately trying,
Needing my father,
I worshiped you,
Admired everything you were,
But you just hurt me,
Pushed me away....

You took who I was,
And destroyed it,
With all your hate and anger,
You corrupted my innocent world,
You made me afraid to think,
To breath,
Or even smile....

You left behind a legacy,
A legacy of pain,
So many unspoken truths,
Undiscovered wounds,
Bruises yet to heal,

By Jay Basey © 2005