My family pretends it’s all okay
But I will never be this way
A problem child, I’ve been known,
Has caused my heart to turn to stone
My father took complete control
My childhood, in which he stole,
has caused myself to break in parts,
so I have broken many hearts
Feelings had, I couldn’t share,
pretending like they’re never there
I am myself and yet I’m not
To make me whole, it takes a lot
Any child with no control,
can really take a major toll
You fight and fight
With all your might
You lose you lose
You change your views
You back away and then shut down
Your heavy tears, will make you drown
The person you are meant to be,
a person you will never see
Giving up, it may seem right
But angers fills because of spite
If your father was like mine
And took away your chance to shine
For it’s your life, so make it yours
Take a leap and find your cures
Now is now and then was then
And journeys start when you say when
It’s who you’re not, you can’t remain
And wallow in your pity; pain
It’s who you are, you need to seek
Take control and fix the leak
Instead of feeling like a zero
Make yourself a Super-Hero
Poetry by: Cori Hoberman
