Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #160
You Left Us
by Belinda Roddie
You left us, Father, for another child
and wife. Our family just wasn't good
enough for you anymore. My once wild
younger sister? I tamed her, while you stood
in front of the altar with your new dame.
My brother? He's a football star acing
all of his classes. Mother's not the same,
either, you know. She's stronger, stopped drinking,
and made some friends, found some new passions, no
thanks to you. We've snagged summer jobs, no thanks
to you. The three of us worked hard to go
to fully paid college programs, no thanks
to you. You left for a new child and wife
but also left us all a better life.
by Belinda Roddie
You left us, Father, for another child
and wife. Our family just wasn't good
enough for you anymore. My once wild
younger sister? I tamed her, while you stood
in front of the altar with your new dame.
My brother? He's a football star acing
all of his classes. Mother's not the same,
either, you know. She's stronger, stopped drinking,
and made some friends, found some new passions, no
thanks to you. We've snagged summer jobs, no thanks
to you. The three of us worked hard to go
to fully paid college programs, no thanks
to you. You left for a new child and wife
but also left us all a better life.
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