Happy Home [Contest]

by gack60   Nov 7, 2007


What is a happy home, and how is it defined?
I don't think it's the same as the image that I've got in my mind.

I think a happy home should be full of glee,
But mine just seems to be cram packed, full of misery.

Arguments and shouting are heard from day to day,
Sometimes I'm not even sure of the role I'm supposed to play.

One day I'm the good guy, the next day i should be bad,
I know the role I want to play, and that's the one of "dad".

Is there really such a thing as normal family life,
Or is everyday supposed to be a war between me and my wife.

If I could change things for the better, I'd do here and now,
I'll make life better for my wife and kids, if someone just tells me how.

The thing that hurts most, seems to be that of financial strain,
Without this burden upon our house, we would be free from pain.

My wife and I would get along, and we'd live like families should,
I'll vow to do whatever I can to shunt our lives from bad to good.

Let me open the valves and release the steam, from this pressure dome
I'll do anything i need to do, to turn this house into a happy home.

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  • 17 years ago

    by Tony

    I thought marriage was arguments about money and always having a headache. Never mind, they say the first 18 years are the hardest!

  • 17 years ago

    by Jackie

    What an excellent poem!! A lot of families feel the same way, wish there were more happy homes. If only there was a manual ehh? 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Pete

    Really nice work on this one, I think it hits all too close to home for many. How many people have thought to themselves they wish they could live their life without the contraints binding them.. Far too many I imagine.

    Love these lines ...
    "If I could change things for the better, I'd do here and now,
    I'll make life better for my wife and kids, if someone just tells me how."

    Another very enjoyable poem to read bro, glad it's in the contest (sets the bar nice and high for the others)

    ~Pete.