And now for the last of our published entries to The Stag x LitSoc Creative Writing Competition. Cerys entered two pieces: now it's time for I am just a child.
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My family tree split here and there
like the chestnut in Jane Eyre.
Can't wait to get a divorce;
cheated on too of course.
I can't be my mother's child;
I am too selfish and too reviled.
I can't be my father’s child;
I am too stubborn and too wild.
I am just a child.
My family tree drops its fruits,
grows another and forgets its roots.
Can't wait to continue my family line;
abandon what was and have another nine.
I can't be my grandad's child;
My mother never reconciled.
I can't be my grandma’s child;
My father is his compiled.
I am just a child.
My family tree rots where it splits;
perfect place for the problem child to sit.
My mother looks at me and sees my father; he sees my mother.
Their parents do the same.
Refusing to take accountability and instead shift the blame.
I am just a child no one claims.
Too broken. Too ashamed.
I am full of hate and doubt
of the lovers who burnt out.