Watcher
Hello Dad
Take Me Away

Watcher

Just a little cautionary note: This poem may be TRIGGERY for some. Keep yourself safe and please don't read it if you think it'll badly affect you. Take Care, xxx R

You sit there, and you watch,
Because that’s what you do.
Watcher, yes,
That’s you.

You saw the hands around my throat,
Squeezing the life blood,
Straight to my head,
You watched it happen.

And yet you did nothing to stop it.
But then again,
You watch,
That’s all you do.
Nobody ever said you had to’
DO anything.

You sit there, and you watch,
Because that’s’ what you do.
Watcher, yes,
That’s you.

You saw the hate, the fear, the anger,
The cuts, the bruises,
And the sharp glint of the razor,
But you did nothing,
And said nothing.

But then again,
You watch,
That’s all you do.
Nobody ever said you had to’
DO anything.

Others had a mother,
Caresses,
Care, and love. Others had fun,
Shared a joke,
A smile, a fond glance.

What did I have, what did I get?

A WATCHER.
Yes,
That’s you,

Mother.

Adam Pick © 2004

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Hello Dad

Just a little cautionary note: This poem may be TRIGGERY for some. Keep yourself safe and please don't read it if you think it'll badly affect you. If you need help or support, please see the resources section or contact The Samaritans.
Take Care, xxx R

I hurt,
I hurt because you hurt me.
Instead of kind words,
You give me scorn.
I needed a father,
and you gave me a dictator.

Don’t you remember?
I do.

Hello dad.

I hurt,
I hurt because you hurt me.
Your gnarled hands around my throat,
And that strong knee
In my back.

Don’t you remember?
I do.

Hello dad.

I did not live up to your standards,
And so you treated me to
Abuse.

The mental,
And the physical,
These were your gifts
To me.

But of course,
You wouldn’t remember that,
Would you?

For that, you would have to care.
Bastard. .
That is what you are.

Hello dad.

I hate,
Hate because you taught me
How.

Don’t you remember?
I do.

When you are beat on day in,
And day out, treated like dirt,
As less than human,
Then you change.

You learn to hate.
When you are told you are worthless,
And treated as a pariah,
You cannot help but to cease to respect.

You taught me to hate,
But in despite of you,
I can still feel love,
Love for you.
You see,

Whilst you taught me to hurt,
And fear,
I am bigger than you,

And better.

I’ve already said hello,
But now,
At long last,
I find that I am ready,

To say
Goodbye.

Adam Pick © 2004

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Take Me Away

take me away from here,
somewhere I can't feel, see or hear,
that safe place in my mind,
why is a little peace so hard to find.

split the skin, show what’s inside
the hurt, the pain, the truth the lies,
the numbness inside starts to fade
now I can face another day.

Iona