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And I want to do is scream For no matter how hard I try All my efforts end up in the gutter And I’m only given is a bandaid to fix it The behaviour of my son and I SCREAM we need help But it keeps getting misconstrued and misunderstood I keep getting made toContinue reading “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas”

…I wouldn’t have been stuck in the situation I was with the psychopathic neighbour If it was that easy… …I wouldn’t have been forced out due to circumstances beyond my control If it was that easy… …we wouldn’t have been forced into the situation that we’re in now If it was that easy… …I wouldContinue reading “If It Was That Easy…”

I’ve been on this road longer than I care to be Getting off is proving impossible Inaccurate perceptions have lead to major misconceptions It’s forced us down road we shouldn’t even be on and into a rabbit hole with no way to escape I’m tired of the band aid solutions and everyone choosing to lookContinue reading “Perceptions & Misconceptions”

Over the past two years, I saw a side of humanity that I never thought even existed I watched as the dark side emerged I watched the dark side slowly took over every aspect of life I watched as every attempt to get it to stop only made it worse I watched as the darkContinue reading “The Dark Side”

It was never black and white But everyone keeps insisting it is ‘All you have to do is…’ ‘Why didn’t you…?’ ‘Talk to this person…’ ‘We have no jurisdiction, talk to this person…’ The amount of people we’ve talked to The amount of times we’ve been told ‘We can’t help’ The amount of times we’veContinue reading “You See Black & White”

It all started with wanting to give my son a better life I under the impression that a village was to come with it The village may have been a small one, but it was there It had all the earmarks of an improvement Then I outed an psychotic narcissist I still stand by whatContinue reading “The Uphill Battle”

And the consequences are even higher I can blow the whistle I want And I can make that whistle as loud and as obnoxious as possible But if society refuses to hear it… There will be a day that society will turn around and ask why didn’t you say something sooner And I’m not theContinue reading “When Burden of Proof is Too High”

…which can lead to misrepresentation And, in turn, lead to misunderstandings Leading to widespread gaps Which leads to being torn apart Eventually leading to a complete separation More than likely, that separation will be placed on the victim For speaking up For telling the truth For not backing down For not being believed For notContinue reading “The Perception…”

I’ve been told multiple times ‘You’re in my thoughts’ And it’s an EXTREMELY frustrating line You can think about my situation all you want You can send prayers my way all you want Neither of them have gotten us anywhere For you, it may be enough For us, it’s not Society as whole needs toContinue reading “When Thoughts and Prayers Aren’t Enough”

Sitting on the edge looking in Always on the bubble Watching as the world marches on Constantly trying to make your voice heard But always ignored It isn’t about trying to fit in There are things going on, stories that need to be told, issues that need to be addressed But everything keeps falling onContinue reading “From The Outside”