Left Behind

Standing alone in a corner, finding the punishment justified
Needing to feel their disappointment, to let me know I am alive
Because I have learned negative attention is better than silence
At the dinner table. An unstable fuel that always came through to
Let me know I have failed. I am feeling unsatisfied and afraid;
Will I find safety in these lonely days? Looking back I find
Cracking foundations where childhood memories rest and when
That angry voice strikes my ear I will finally be put to the
Test. Do I need the fire to keep me going or can I do it on
My own? Now I have shown a tear, reality is near a place I call
Home. Is there strength to be found in memories left behind?
Times have changed I found me to blame and wounds will heal
With time. Let the past go