Perfect Child
I began to hate the sound
of waves crashing on 
a sandy beach
I cant' seem to respect 
someone who threatens
to hit me
because I cannot read
their mind...
and the sound
and the smell
of the fresh ocean beach
reminds me of that day
~mother, mother, I miss my dad~

I hid my anger 
behind an angel smile
my depression under
a sheath of laughter
my disguise wore thin
on the ones I loved
but I had to fake it
for her power was much too strong
too bad a house of cards
can only stay up so long
before my lack of 
super-human powers
got in the way again
and she yelled at me
when SHE was the lazy one
~mother, mother, I miss my dad~

She went ahead 
and shut off the light
and I knew she knew
and there went my hope
with the flip of a switch
and suddenly I thought 
of the pink I loved
as a sweet baby girl
and the purple skin 
I know so well
~mother, mother, I miss my dad~

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