With Love, Your Daughter

Words don't mean s**t

Empty words

Empty promises

Promises to be present

Promises to protect

Promises to provide

All goes to s**t

All went to s**t a long time ago

Calls don't mean s**t

Empty words

Empty promises

Promises to love

Promises to listen

Promises to lead

All goes to s**t

All went to s**t a long time ago

I don't mean s**t--not to you

empty heart

empty home

and an empty child with words that don't mean s**t

Reviews

[Zachary Jude]

This is a sucker punch. The contrast between the title and the poem itself speaks volumes, and I can feel the anger and despair in every line. This captures a very specific parent-child relationship that I think many can relate to. Powerfully written.