BITTER FRUIT
No one likes to be calledÂ
By degrading names
It hurts so badÂ
And makes you feel so ashamedÂ
Even as adultsÂ
This is a load we do not want to carryÂ
Much more the heart and mindÂ
Of an adolescentÂ
Come here Stupid!
Your father calls you..
While playing with your friendsÂ
Your laughter turns to sadnessÂ
As you respond with a bow down head
Why can't he understandÂ
Something so simple?
As far as I am concernedÂ
He has already lost some of his marblesÂ
What hurtful words for a mother to say
Even if it's not said to your faceÂ
The walls of a house sometimesÂ
Cannot keep your secretsÂ
It bounces off each otherÂ
As though to repeat itÂ
So you grow upÂ
Feeling worthless and weakÂ
With no sense of belongingÂ
Like the oddball you were calledÂ
Or the black sheep
But your life story has just began
Who knows!
Wilford Barker.
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The power our parents hold over us can have us chasing parental approval for great parts of our lives. One day we realise, as we know ourselves to be, they, as all of us are, are mere humans. Faults and all. Very well written and for a too sentimentalist rings all so true. Which is the strength of the poem that rather hits you in the guts, if you don't mind me saying.
I appreciate your comments very muchÂ
Rory.
I agree with Rory but I think that it carries from youth into our adulthood relationships not just that of our parents so we find the need to seek everyone’s approval out of insecurities stemming from lack of confidence . This is a prime example of how something so little can snowball into a life of insecurities . If only we knew that first and foremost we must make ourselves happy and work on ourselves prior to involving anyone else in our journey. Your poem does a great job at capturing these emotions and feelings of feeling unimportant and looked down on . I enjoyed the ending as you left it hopeful but without any specific direction so the reader is left to custom tailor it amidst their thoughts , which I feel makes it more resonating individually . Wicked goodÂ
Love how you broke it down Shallow Waters..
using that fine tooth comb as you always do.
Its always my pleasure to read your comments my friend.
have a wonderful Sunday.
You too Wilford , greatly enjoyed your most recent entry . So relatable and heartfelt , keep writing 👊🏻
Great poem that will be relatable to many. Very well written x