Reality Of A Lifetime Poem by Nick Kler

It is so hard
within a lifetime
To be visible,
to be found

It is only
after your death
Do they really
find you breathless

You were always there
Underneath those spiral stairs
Amongst the shoe rack
and the floor

They loved you so very much
That they had to
give up your trust
Up until
you were oppressed
They loved you so very much

They asked you to repent!
For every moment spent
Without their help or consent
you never knew
what they really meant!

You were a disgrace
Amongst their cast and race
A spot within their heart
So dark and distraught

You always needed
so very much
Of nothing really
as such
You were always greedy
that way

After all is said and done
They needed to follow their gut
Yet, they managed to sob in grief
They tried their best to weep

Does it really matter?
If it was in happiness
or in grief
They really did weep


Nick Kler