Being dead has made you lazy

By serenesavage91

You haven’t burned the garbage,
There are dishes in the sink,
Mom feels lonely tonight,
Your brother does nothing but drink.
The dogs haven’t been played with,
And theyre really starting to stink,
But mostly thoughts of you hurt so bad,
We cant even think.
I can take out the trash,
Do the dishes and not even fuss.
Tell mom how much I love her,
Take his beer although he’ll cuss.
I can run with with the dogs,
And bathe away their smell,
Think of you from time to time,
Even though the pain is hell.
What I cannot do is,
Is take your place,
And your empty chair,
I cannot face.
Please come back home,
Give this pain chase,
Im not strong enough,
To be you in this place.
Being dead has made you lazy,
And im not strong enough,
To not go crazy..

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Published on Saturday, August 27, 2011. Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

for my stepdad, who always worked hard and held our family together.

Comments on "Being dead has made you lazy"

A former member wrote: i literally could feel your pain coming off the screen, amazing work
On Wednesday, August 7, 2013, Salty Ships (31) wrote:

There was a real ache in this piece. Brutally honest.
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011, Devilish (2657) wrote:

WOW!!! Damn!! I have never ever in life read something as fucking realisticaly beautiful with such poetic skill... I'm literally wet right now.. Thank you.....
A former member wrote: I REALLY LIKE YOUR POETRY AS I GAZE INTO THE FUTURE I SEE YOU WILL HAVE A VERY GOOD AND CREATIVE 2012-YEAR OF THE DRAGON
On Saturday, August 27, 2011, Dei (665) wrote:

simple form, and it works well. this was expressed well.