Used To Be

You used to be my idol

But all that matters to you is title

And I was just the troubled child

Who was too hopeless and wild

I was never like the others

Maybe in me you saw my mother

Whom you hated with a passion of fire

To win a case is your only desire

In my childhood I was so torn

You always told me not to mourn

So I bottled it up and kept silent

Living under the rule of a tyrant

You used to be my idol

Until I became suicidal

I’ll never forget that day

You turned me away

When my only wish was death

I was choking on my breath

And you said I just wanted attention

That I never got should I mention

I always knew I wasn’t perfect

I wanted to believe I was worth it

You used to be my idol

But to you ego is vital

You said don’t play the victim

And you cherish the system

Of this corrupt nation

Who kill of their relation

You say this is what happens when you grow old

You become angry you become cold

But I was never good enough

Something you did is made me tough

You used to be my idol

So I’m ending the cycle

Of only caring about success

How you look and how you dress

If theres one thing I know is true

It’s about recreation and being you

 

Comments

Night Heart

Powerful mesage, powerful poem. It flows well. Great work! Loved it

kikirothrock

thanks for the input! it means a lot!

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