Optical Illusion | Teen Ink

Optical Illusion

October 12, 2015
By QueenTypi BRONZE, St. Peters, Missouri
QueenTypi BRONZE, St. Peters, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting." -Peter Pan


It’s an optical illusion without a conclusion
I’m stuck in this maze but the walls just keep moving
You set it in stone and then tried to remove it
You said you’d be here but you still haven’t proved it
You said you’d be back
Like it was a fact
Now I see you slacking on the couch with a six pack
It’s a drug it’s a pain
You’re Batman and it’s Bane
But somehow you still sit there like it’s all okay
I bet you feel great at the end of the day
Drunk as hell with no bills to pay
Do you even know what your daughters say?
The ties between us are starting to fray
Why don’t you just walk out the door?
You’re filthy and rotten right down to your core
YOUR addiction is making us poor
Do you even know me anymore?

You down the poison faster than water down the drain
I know that you’re trying to numb the everlasting pain
But you have to realize soon that this is not the way
You’re too stupid to see it’s going to kill you one day
Sometimes I hope you would just leave us in the dust
Maybe then my sister wouldn’t make such a fuss
All about how her father gave up love for petty lust
And how he betrayed all of our seemingly endless trust

You’re the bad guy here
You made that very clear
You really do not care
Even though that isn’t fair
Our bonds have begun to tear
No matter how hard we try
You just sit around and spew lies
You’re lousy, lazy, and just waiting to die
To leave us here, our money long since ran dry
We don’t even have tears left to cry
There’s no saving you
There’s nothing we can do
Our words don’t pierce through
That wall we can’t move


The author's comments:

This piece was inspired by an alcoholic father neglecting his daughters. I hope people will be able to relate and get some relief from it being put to words.


Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.