A pain daily shared
As I worried my place
A child in the middle
Of Adults at war with their past fate
Parents attempting intoxicated escape
From their past
Haunted by loss
They each try to escape
Yet neither knew how
I was left to my own devices
To survive the fallout
As my symbols collapsed
In real time
Each trying to cope
With something they couldn’t face
The darkness manifested
Through alcohol and abuse
A man caught up in an emotion he couldn’t bear
A woman suffering from shame, regret, and blame
A child, standing alone
No understanding what he faced

Was left trying to survive another brutal day

An Original Poem by H.R Beebe