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4 / 2 5

April 28, 2023
By every1_luv_ray BRONZE, Modesto, California
every1_luv_ray BRONZE, Modesto, California
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honest start

talk about new york

productive home contract

until...

until.

the question.

is yelling at you

the only consequence you receive?

mostly.

what else?

dishes

floors

bathroom...

alone.

i answered your question

but not with what you wanted to hear

"you do it alone willingly"

no i dont. you tell me to.

"no we dont"

dad you've said it to me on multiple occasions correct?

"well..."

it was the well

it was the telling me not to lie

but gaslighting me.

it was the validation of your emotions

and your tone

but not mine.

why?

because you're an adult

and i'm just a child.

another responsibility

another mistake

a carbon copy of someones

f**ked up past

every action has a reaction

bullsh*t

the real way to say it is...

everything you say or do

i am allowed to react to it

and that is valid however i react,

but,

if you react

any way to the sh*t that

i do

no matter how you feel

if you react...

you're going to get grounded.

floors...alone

dishes...alone

and you can willingly walk to

and clean the bathroom

after we tell you to...

alone.


The author's comments:

What inspired me to write this poem is that my parents don't like to take accountability for the things that they do, and sometimes it gets to the point where they don't even take credit for their oh-so "creative disciplinary actions."


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