the greatest sorrow
of a daughter
is surely
the madness
of her father
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Tag: madness
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psycho
it’s like watching someone live their life
trapped within
the black and white terror
of a hitchcock film
where without fail
every six months
the madness returns
so he puts on a dress and wig
sharpens his knife
then finds a way to become both
his mother
and the screaming
chocolate sauce covered
victim in the shower
i almost didn’t believe he was real
it was easier to think his life was just another of your fictions
how could you keep nothing of him all these years
but one spring night
fate conspired with the devil
to make me understand
a picture of him rose to my hand
the hair
eyes
nose
beard
even the way he wore a hat
unmistakable
a mirror image skew of you
and you were right
he was softer
and more beautiful than you
first born, second loved, indeed
no wonder you had gone mad
i’m sorry he died
that your heart soon followed
and for every unknowing thing
i ever said