As I watched him walk away,
I realized the burdens he has carried
He carries with him;
His father’s sins
They are attached to his soul
And anchored into his DNA
He walks like his father
He talks like his father
His angry outbursts performed;
Just like his father
In my own moments of anger
I accusingly yell out
“You’re just like your dad,
why would you want to be like that?”
The silence cuts with a knife
His stare;
Kills me dead where I stand
That was the last time I saw him
He walked out the door;
His last words . . .
“I am not my father”
Three days later . . .
He died of a drug overdose
He Died;
Just like his father.
© Raja Williams
First Publication, Imprints In The Sand – published by Creative Talents Unleashed
Excerpt from the book “Imperfect Paths”
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Foreword . . .
How many people can say they have not walked on rough terrain to get to where they are today? Most of us have been bruised and beaten to find out who we really are within; to find joy in this life we have been given. We are flawed beings with imperfect paths, and those turbulent journeys can either make us or break us.
It is easy to blame our past wrongs, the people who have tarnished our trust, and the bad bets the world throws at us. But we still hold the power to make a choice to become better than the humans who hurt us; to be the voice of change by learning from the experiences which have attempted to break us. Along the many roads traveled, the decisions we make will determine who we are to become.
Take a moment to walk in another’s shoes. The poets here have opened their Pandora’s Box, not to release the personal demons that taunt or once to keep them confined, but to share how to sever the weights one is shackled to.
Donna J. Sanders, Author
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Heart-wrenching Raja is this awesome, exceptional work thanks for sharing it with us.
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Thank you kindly Mark.
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Reblogged this on The Salamander Chronicles – Don Beukes.
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The beauty of this work is amazing! Thanks for sharing and God bless you!
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Thank you for the read! ❤
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