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How to not Give a Fuck

A poem

By Sara WilsonPublished about 7 hours ago Updated about 7 hours ago 2 min read
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First, gather up the hollow words...

The "blood is thicker" lies.

Place them in a taped up box

and offer no goodbyes.

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Go find the place where "daughter" lived,

the girl who always gave.

Tell her she has worked enough.

There's nothing left to save.

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You no longer have to stay

and be the family tool.

Turn it off and shut them out.

You are nobody's fool.

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The 'family' stood before you once

and taught you how to bleed.

They used your heart as garden soil

to plant their every greed.

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You were the shadow in the hall

and now, you're painted mean.

Turn it off. It's not your place

to make them all feel seen.

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You were the bank, the ear, the heart...

whenever they were low.

But anytime you needed a hand,

you had nowhere to go.

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So, turn that "give a fuck" to gray.

You must first kill the dream...

the hope they’ll ever see your worth

or hear your silent scream.

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Take that guilt they planted deep

and pull it by the root.

It doesn't matter. Let them starve.

You're now forbidden fruit.

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When phones begin to hum and shake,

telling you you're wrong...

Remember that a healthy home

was your right all along.

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The debt they claim you owe to them

for the crime of being born

was paid in full by every year

your spirit was so torn.

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Do not respond with burning rage

because fire is still heat.

Indifference is a frozen lake

where they can find no seat.

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You must become like winter air

and harden at their scoff.

The "baby" of the house is gone.

The lights are finally off.

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Block the names and clear the logs.

There's nothing left to fear.

There is no law that says you must

keep poison in your ear.

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The shortest word is often best,

When peace is what you seek.

Saying "No" will give you back the soul

they thought was far too weak.

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Build a wall of quiet days

stone by heavy stone.

The only way to stop the ache

is to do it on your own.

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Do all the things they said were weird

and wear your colors bright.

The version of you that they once owned

has vanished in the night.

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When you finally cease to look

to see if they have changed,

the peace within your quiet house

is worth life rearranged.

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It isn't cruel to choose a life

where you are finally free.

To let them go is not a sin.

Sometimes, it's meant to be.

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About the Creator

Sara Wilson

I love Ugly Things.

I try and be active AND interactive.

I write... whatever I feel.

Sometimes it's happy.. sometimes it isn't. But it's real. And it's me.

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