Where Is The Peace Poem

Standing there,
In the middle of the room,
Shear and utter chaos.
The yelling, the screaming…
The vengeful silence
Is what’s deafening!
Where is the peace?
The downward spiral,
As the world spins ‘round and round.
Ounce for ounce and pound for pound.
Daddy don’t you see,
What you’ve done to me?
The daughter a cutter,
This time it’s baby boy
Who’s kicking the dog.
The name brand wine bottle,
For display only...
Yet the cork’s been violated.
A dry drunk for so many years,
But like the hidden whiskey bottle,
That has gone down the drain.
Disappointment, fear and embarrassment,
Her eyes throw daggers,
Emotions stronger than lust.
This life’s not just,
Where is the peace?
She’s all grown up now,
Knock, Knock,
He smiles, she melts
He’s cute and he’s sweet,
In he comes.
Eyes unfocused,
Hair unkempt,
It’s been a week since he’s slept.
Collapsed veins,
Pink tract marks,
His arms show
The tell-tale signs,
Slamming needles, left and right.
“It’ll be different this time,
I promise baby!”
Can she win this fight?
She cries herself to sleep at night,
The muffled sounds,
The sobs she suffocates.
He’s gone out again,
Don’t know if he’ll ever come home.
Where is the peace?
Baby boy, what has he done?
Click, click, press and hold,
Push play, check out that centerfold.
He hates this disease, truth be told.
His eyes begin to roll
Into the back of his head,
Release is coming but takes it’s toll,
No rest ‘til his spirit’s dead.
Where is the peace?
Knock, Knock
Its back to day one.
Not this time,
No you can’t come in!
She watched her mum,
She takes a stand, she’s not dumb.
Daddy has made her numb.
“My kids won’t know that pain!”
You stay out there with daddy,
“I can’t do this, I won’t!”
Even if it means being alone.
It’s at this decision a light breaks in,
Through her darkness it invades,
The surrender takes over,
Hands held high, collapsed to her knees,
Hope rushes in, she knows it’s done.
And what’s this, joy in the form of tears?
At the easing of all her fears,
And the pastor says amen,
She has found her Prince,
Here is her Peace!