Angry Child

All your life you have known no care
and lived in a world of lies
You put up a front to show you're tough
it's your well-known disguise ~
The disrespect in your resentment
fuelled by such a rage
Of the hate and anger that fills your soul,
despite your young age.

Your life's been filled with many things
inflicted by your mum
Hate and drugs and disrespect,
the damage she has done ~
The hate that fuels your angry ways
of your lost childhood
The only life that you have known
leaves you misunderstood.

The love that has been kept from you,
your sister and your brother
Was replaced with the hate and anger
you saw from your mother ~
But in the midst of all your hurt
can you see the love?
Reaching from beyond the pain
and shining from above.

The anger which you've always known
you just have to let it go
And feel the love from those who care
whose trust you'll come to know ~
I pray that you will feel the love
of our support and care
To help you rise above the lies
that your dad was never there.

Oh dear sweet child, I pray you'll learn
the truth amongst the lies
And grow beyond the anger and hate
that's still written in your eyes ~
It breaks our hearts to see you there
so full of anger and hate
And I just pray you'll learn to love ~
we hope it's not too late.

After all these years your father's love
for you all had never died
Now it saddens him to see such anger
and bitterness inside ~
So many words he wants to say to you
though the past can't be undone
"Although you're still an angry child
you are still my son."

© Christina
20th May, 2001

Dedicated to Josh,
may you learn to love and rise above the pain of your anger,
hate and all the lies. May you know the unconditional love
of your father and the security of family love.
And may you learn to become whole.
"To Josh, I love you ~ always have and always will….love your Dad"