He Walked Down the Empty Street

He walked down the empty street,
Tired of the country life,
He wanted to escape all of the
Sadness and crumbling strife.
Momma was an empty shell, fillin' up with hate,
Daddy left a while back, in the hours late.

He walked down the empty street,
Kickin' up dirt as he did,
The red dust as dry as the town,
This boy suffered in.

He walked down the empty street, passin' a field that stood alone,
Sometimes, that boy felt like that field, abandoned,
Livin' in his country home.

He walked down the empty street,
Suitcase in his hand,
Wanting to move someplace else,
To a better land.

He walked down the empty street, which wasn't empty anymore,
For with a dust cloud right behind,
Down the road came a rusty car.

Finally catching up to the boy,
Who walked down the empty street,
His momma threw herself out of the
Torn and faded leather front seat.

Tears streamin' down her face,
Like they had only once before,
Once, and that was when
Daddy walked out the door.

'For ignorin' you,' she sobbed, 'I'm sorry,'
But the boy didn't know what for,
He just wanted to be noticed again,
Noticed again by her.

No one walked down the empty street,
But in the distance is a rustic car,
There it goes, back home,
For love is never far.

Reviews

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what a haunting use of metaphor to describe feelings of lost and pain..well done

[Kes]

This is so sad. You don't notice the significance of his abandoned feelings until you realise that that's the reason for everything - for his leaving. Beautiful Poem. Most kids can relate in some way or another.
Great job.

[~Lizzy♬]

This poem is so sad, but it has sentimental value to it. The truth about how kids are abandoned or run away from home because of family problems speaks in this poem. Congrats on the beautiful poem, I really enjoyed it. :)

~Lizzard~