I TELL YA TRUE Poem by Ali Eckermann

I TELL YA TRUE



I can't stop drinking, I tell you true
since I watched my daughter perish
She burned to death inside a car
I lost what I most cherish
I saw the angels hold her
as I screamed with useless hope
I can't stop drinking, I tell you true
It's the only way I cope!

I can't stop drinking, I tell you true
since I found my sister dead
She hung herself to stop the rapes
I found her in the shed
The rapist bastard still lives here
unpunished in this town
I can't stop drinking, I tell you true
since I cut her down.
I can't stop drinking, I tell you true
since my mother passed away.
They found her battered down the creek
I miss her more each day
My family blamed me for her death
their words have made me wild
I can't stop drinking, I tell you true
'cos I was just a child.

So if you see someone like me
who's drunk and loud and cursing
Don't judge too hard, you never know
what sorrows we are nursing.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Carl Roussell 20 April 2018

Everyone has a story; it is easy to pass judgement when you don't know what it is.

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Ali Eckermann

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Kaurna / Australia
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