Shattered Vision

this is a poem dedicated to the lies I have learned over the years from my parents.

When I was young my world was perfect;

I could see no other way to live that was worth it.

As I became older and learned your ways

my world was shattered by the lies you gave

oh the perfect world that I had built in my mind.

came crashing down in exactly no time.

I hate that I had to see this first hand

from the ones I had modeled to become a good man

I had to start from scratch to learn my way

to form my own life without your say

I raise my daughters as I see fit

I am not a perfect father, but I proceed with grit

Thank you for all you taught

I will use the lessons

to ease my thoughts.

I love you still no matter what

oh the lies you told, have left a deep cut