Forgive and Forget ~ Wednesday, November 5, 2025

In a dysfunctional house, the windows
never visible from outside, inside

anarchy, chaos, and destruction born

damned unlike the neighbors, behind closed doors
yet, proximity might not be a lie
solar orbits around a dense black hole
family unfamiliar as feral cats
unless you are a child, this is normal
neighbors never know neglect and abuse
cultural differences, the appearance
trouble shows up when the police arrive
ignorance never observes their business
observe the lack of visible bruises
no one but dad knows how to beat a child
alcoholism sustains dysfunction
let the alcoholic sober up, still

honestly, learned behaviors how to cope
observe nothing changes in their routine
until recovery or death arrives
silence, don't talk, don't trust, don't feel, sorrow
eternal until the cessation comes

terminal like boredom, this suffering
honor the living and the dead, nothing
ever spoken against the tribe, never

whine, complain, bicker, argue, or debate
inside, what goes on, what goes wrong, remains
never forgotten, to process the pain
despite the trauma of childhood abuse
onwards little soldiers, the battlefield
waits for your victory or your body
somebody will read this and understand