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Because of You
Because of you, my mind runs wild,
With questions about who you are
The few things I know are bizarre
They make me scared to be your child
I can’t help but sit and wonder
If we were to meet what you’d say
Or if you’d choose to stay away
These thoughts leave me torn asunder
And let sadness pull me under
Though I wouldn’t say I miss you
Sometimes my feelings will push through
Things I’ve learned make my world collapse
Like how you’re a sociopath
I’m scared that part of me is you
You’re half of me, and you’re insane
What if I have your insane half?
Because of you, my mind runs wild,
With questions about who you are
The few things I know are bizarre
They make me scared to be your child
I hate that I look just like you
But what if it’s more than just looks
And I start reading through the books
Not wanting to be crazy too
In my mind, I tighten each screw
Taking care that not one is loose
Making sure my mind is abstruse
Now every day I think and ponder
Of my life, if you’d stayed longer
Fear controls everything I do
I avoid that part of myself
Because I want to be stronger
Because of you, my mind runs wild,
With questions about who you are
The few things I know are bizarre
They make me scared to be your child
I did not deserve all of this
To be left by my own father
Stuck as an insane man's daughter
Crying alone in the abyss
Knowing now, ignorance is bliss
So here I stand all by myself
Questioning my own mental health
I can’t get it out of my head
That this is where I have been led
My feelings are up on the shelf
Until I’m ready to face them
‘Till then, my fears remain unsaid
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This poem is rooted in my real life, it is supposed to represent the feeling of a child who has had a parent leave them.