Cruel Unnatural Unloved Memories Poem by Terence George Craddock

cruel unnatural

is the mother
who with love her
child will not smother

how far
how many times
must a tear travel

down unloved child's
sad pale porcelain face crease
mind with rejection unrequited

unloved memories bubbling
beneath surface erupting
into silent suffering?

alone abused bruised
memories erupting
beneath surface frail

shattered adult abilities
when rejection haunts
anew comes bubbling

up anew?
Why, mum?
Why, mum?

that tear tears
again impaled wound
in side through heart

impaled slaughted in childhood
mind memories malignant nightmares
spiteful malicious evil-intentioned

virulent invasive uncontrollable
childhood memories fatal uncurable
child cast into cauldron bubbling hate fate

failure cast accusations ranting
spat into innocent child's face
failure named branded abusing

splinter perhaps parent mum failure fatal
decision life lost opportunities curse echoing
transfered to into doll child abused lethal

oh cruel unnatural mother rage cursing
family mother is not cannot be nurturing best
when failure branded child gets no love rest

no mother is not always right
when dark evil tides rule day night
what is a child's inherent right?

loving arms warmth shelter
food comfort from mother father
bless child in love smother

cruel unnatural poison fatal
is sword sharp evil tongues
playing failure blame games

such mothers relatives attitudes
are always wrong we just need
to find our space learn to live in

our skin more love support
belief in us helps we need
to be nurtured not put down

cursed with unrealistic
parent warped perceptions
of who we should be


Copyright © Terence George Craddock