family history

A Poem by knightcall

nothing can hurt you like blood or

some semblance of relationship

i've got a family that passes down criticism

and it winds up landing on me

my brother the drama king

takes my mother along for the ride

the holiest of rituals of

water and entrance

he wanted to bar me from the cathedral door

the day of the baptism

i sat in a restaurant

calling my mom

telling her when we would meet up

she went into a rage and

trying to calm her down

i attracted the attention of

some punk eating with his daddy

the smirk across his face

i wanted to put him through

the linoleum wall

outside the church

my brother shook my hand

as if he was the bigger man

i had no need to remind myself

my brother with the baby had

no problem at all with me attending

so i went to the party

and my sister-in-law took

my picture with my nephew

her sister hugged me

despite meeting me hours before

that's the way

it should be

II.

the news was relayed to me

the house was not as clean

as it should

add that to

the tossed telegram that

i don't own up to what i do

tell me why

you only know debits

and forget the credits

tell me why

once upon a time

you used to brag about me

now you send your bombs via courier

when we

buried your husband

i stood up

and eulogized him

i took care of your daughter

sent you newspapers

intended to make you laugh

but now i'm the guy not good enough to

help you carry in your bags

tell me when

i went from gold to dust

III.

i'm not looking for love

but if it comes to me

© 2011 knightcall

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karmax

A great truth stands behind this...nice one's finish last! I know, trust me if i was to pen my family ties...I'd be penning for weeks on end...but call me an over analyzer..as the rest stand with there hands out waiting for the feel is owed to them! Nicley penned knight! Straight and forward, ending it in not only style but with great depth of insight!