"This Broken Home"

In this world of no real choices
I am utterly alone
Chained to a life that I dread
Inside this broken home
They scream and vent their anger
The blame falls on me
Like I asked to be here
Where tears never reach the sea

There must be an end to madness
Someway to fight the pain
But everyday I walk through the door
And they start it up again
The worse sound I can imagine
Is the sound of breaking glass
For I know my father's anger
And it seems to never pass

I pray that just for once
I could wake up in happiness
But when my world is silent
Rage invades the emptiness
So in this world of no real choices
I am utterly alone
Chained to a life that I dread
Inside this broken home



© 1999 Paul D. Aronson. All Rights Reserved.