From The Mind Of A Writer

Garry

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I try to hide the tears so they won’t show

I never thought you’d do this to your family

Throwing out a few false lines

Making excuses so you can leave behind everything.

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You should know

This is not the road an honorable man

Should go down

After so many years,

You’re really choosing to end this here

Is this your idea of a goodbye?

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Your venom filled words line the page

False accusations and misspelled words

I know you let your new wife write it

She controls your life, controls everything,

You couldn’t even call

You had to tell us we’re no longer family

Through an email.

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What is it you expect me to say?

I could waste time trying to retaliate,

But she’d never let you see it, anyway.

You’re a pathetic excuse for a man

Nothing more than a puppet on some strings

And she’s twisting and pulling them

Until you say cruel things and walk away

Did we really mean this little to you?

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You’re kicking your own son out of his home

All for some bitch that you barely know

You’ve taken a child’s temper tantrum to whole new levels

I hope you know, she’ll leave you as soon as you’re out of cash

And when that happens there’ll be no going back

We won’t be here.

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So don’t bother looking for me

Grandfather, you won’t find a single thing

I wonder if you’ll ever regret the decision you’ve made

You’re just like Tim

Running away from family

From responsibility

The road you’re walking won’t lead you home

Grandma must have been all that made you human.

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No I never thought you’d do this

No I never thought you’d put us through this

But go ahead and continue to dig that grave

Because nobody will be there

When you lie in that bed you’ve made.

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You broke my heart with the words you said

Someday I hope you realize what you did

I hope someday it will sink in

You’ve lost your only granddaughter

You lost your family

All through an email
You used words designed to hurt

And it worked

You chose her over us

You walked away

Someday, I hope you realize your mistake.

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I won’t forgive you for what you did

I’ll never let you back in

You’ve lost your family

All for that thing

All you are now, is just a puppet on some strings.