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A Family Tradition

October 17, 2011
By Greenpaw BRONZE, Billerica, Massachusetts
Greenpaw BRONZE, Billerica, Massachusetts
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Written so that one could believe
All emotions he could not conceive
Nothing works when thoughts run dry
When everything isn't worth the try

A future forced down his throat
Words he's heard so much he could quote
You'll be just like your father
Don't try to resist, don't be a bother

This ugly, disgusting family tradition
Of using his child for his own ambition
Isn't worth the shattered window glass
That ends in a church, a tearful mass

All his father has is a shallow grave
Of a son he could of saved
Time will never heal his teary eyes
Or forgive his hundred goodbyes



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on Nov. 4 2011 at 8:44 am
AmayaSakaruta, Borger, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
From out of the night that covers me, black as the pit from pole to pole, i thank whatever gods may be, for my unconquerable soul. -William Earnest Henley<br /> Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil. -the Bible

i can feel the emotion behind this, and it has a strong rhyme scheme. i like this a lot.you should keep writing.

also, shameless self-promotion: could you please give me some feedback on some of my work? thanx