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Thanks to you,
everyday succumbs to the darkness along the horizon.
The fading sunset creates atmospheric warfare.
Grey clouds form in the skies,
while rain floods this earthly plain.
This disturbed surface tries to remain
intact with the core before the ties are severed.
Creating an unnatural pain,
but how can you relate to this pain?
When you look from the outside
sitting behind a window pane.
These are the questions that keep me sane.
Thanks to You,
The dark skies no longer carry light.
You were that tainted star I looked up to in the darkest of nights.
But when you left my sight, life was no longer breathing.
Rainbows disintegrated with ease,
puddles refused to show reflection
and the wind no longer played with the trees.
Thanks to You,
Oceans are no longer at ease,
rough waves are quick to drown my dreams.
You were the family's sunshine
but you left without remorse.
Our world, was steady on its axis and circular cycle.
But thanks to you we can no longer get back on course.
So why am I giving thanks to you?
I give thanks to you
because I was able to create
still waters through rough waves.
Depression is on the border of non existence
and I seek to read the truth within books and life
because knowledge is what I crave.
Thanks to You,
I became that shining star
that remains close to home
and never travels far.
Darkness no longer reigns,
the bright sun heals my wounds
and subdues constant pains.
If it wasn't for you leaving
I wouldn't have experienced change
and become the young man I am today.
But if we ever cross paths I'd be the first to speak up
because I have a lot to say.
With questions like, why did you leave?
Do you still love us and if you do,
why didn't you come back home?
These are questions I want answers to
and even though I'm still filled with anger.
I will stand here right now and say,
dad I forgive you and whether you realize it or not
I became the young man I am today because of you,
that's why I give thanks to you.
Thank You.
Angelo Martinez©
