Healing Place Poem by Milton Wayne

{Open the door}
Me: Hey TAZ,
TAZ:Hey Milton come sit with me.
Me: Ok
TAZ: You want to watch wrestling.
Me: Naw
TAZ: You want to play indoor basketball.
Me: Naw
TAZ: You want to watch Dragon ball Z.
Me: Naw
TAZ:What's wrong, Why do you look like that?
Me: TAZ, we need to talk.
TAZ: Is it something I did.
Me: Naw lol, You're great.
TAZ: (Smile)Ok, so what's going on?
Me: Well, I can't no longer play with you anymore.
TAZ: WHY?
Me: Well, I have a son.
TAZ: IS HE COMING OVER!
Me: No
TAZ: Why not?
Me: Well, I'm a man and my son needs me. I'm a adult now.
Its time I have to enjoy my life and you have to enjoy your childhood.
TAZ: You remember what he did to me.
Me: I do.
Me: The coldness of the atmosphere and the warmness of the black sheet you cover yourself in every time I come in this room.
He peeling the layers from your clothes and touching your skin.
The smile covered the scar in your heart to hide the hidden truth.
The cross you hold in your hand doing the summer 96' and the tears still dripping from your hands hiding your pain from the world.
TAZZ: What about my little sister.
Me: I know I still hear her voice in the crack of these walls.
Her coat close to the door.
This bed you watch daily like a horror film breaking the da Vinci code known to our ancestors existence.
His skin expose in the light
Her fingerprint still on the door handle as she escaped.
The trampoline in your eyes afraid to stand numb to the face of the big bad wolf.
TAZ: (CRYING)
Me: I know.
Me: It's ok.
TAZ: WHY ME?
TAZ: WHY HURT ME? WHY HURT MY LITTLE SISTER?
TAZ: WHAT DID I DO WRONG TO HIM.
Me: Listen, you didn't do anything wrong but you can't allow what happen to stop you from being a great young man Elohim created you to be.
Me: Wipe your eyes.
TAZ: Do you still love me?
Me: If I didn't love you, then I don't love myself.
You are apart of my life's journey I have to finally make amends with.
Me: Plus, you have parents that love you.
TAZ: No, they don't.
They always argue all the time and sometimes I feel like it's
because of me.
Me: TAZ, your parents love you so much.
They just have to find the greatness in theirselves as individuals understand.
TAZ: I do
TAZ: So, what now?
Me: Now, I get to enjoy playing with my son Jalil. I watched him walk, crawl and run around and now he's four just like you.
I don't want to miss any special moments with him.
TAZ: Yay, just like me.
Me: (SMILE)
TAZ: (SMILE)
Parents: "Lil Milton, Lil Milton"
Me: Look your mommy and daddy is looking for you go outside and go enjoy being a kid and know that your parents and family loves you.
TAZ: "YOU WANT TO MET MY MOMMY AND DADDY! "
Me: Naw, I just got off work. Imma stay here I have to clean up and get dress so I can spend time with my son.
TAZ: What's work?
Me: When you get to my age you will know don't worry about it lol...
TAZ: Ok
Me: Enjoy your life TAZ
TAZ: You too.