Family

mother, father,
sister, brother.
anger, frustration, lies!
hurt, pain, walls,-
separation.
broken, torn, ripped in two.
sides. choices, places to be.
father gone away.
mother all alone.
brother turn to hate.
sister turns to men.
"who will be my father?"
"who will take his place?"
drugs, sex,
friends, power.
structure...
shatter, grind, friction again!
pressure, push and pull!
something gives away...
nothingness, sorrow,
strangers, faceless shadows.
silence.
dead families are good families.

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The Stars

Hands reaching,
stretching,
straining,
aching,
almost to the sky.
Eyes looking,
searching,
widening,
watering,
not sure what to find.
Hearts wishing,
dreaming,
wanting,
hurting,
only to be denied.

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