Monday, October 08, 2007
8/31 - x365 Jim M.
When i was growing up, you were a drunk. You would always rub your prickly whiskers across my face and pinch my bottom and my blossing buds. I didn't tell anyone, cuz you were terrifying. Nobody did anything cuz what they saw was play. i hated you and didn't like to be in the same room with you. Five years ago, the doctor said you had to quit drinking. Now, i see you sober and i realize that you ripped me off. You could have been my grandfather, but instead you fucked it up. Luckily, there's still some time to get to know you, the sober you...
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I'm just at a loss for what to say about this. It makes me sad and angry all at once.
Shocked!! I am truly shocked and not for a simple reason.
wow, that is harsh...
sober or not, if i ever found anyone had touched my neices (i help raise them), i do believe i would put them in the ground...
thanks for the support. Truth is, since he's sobered up he really has become a completely different person. Not that i'm excusing him, or going as far as saying that i've completely forgiven him. He WAS a drunk. I actually am glad that i've been able to spend some time with him as a sober person. It's been eye opening to see that there is a human being underneath all those terrifying layers.
so many of us say nothing because we don't know what to say or who to tell. afraid to say anything because of the possible consequences,to yourself,to the family and to the one who is supposed to love you - that you loved until then. sometimes you wondered "who would believe me?"
"you're just imagining it" is a phrase that still rings alarm bells for me.
BIGGEST HUGS
Alcoholism is no excuse when it comes to that kind of behavior.
I give you props for having a more forgiving heart than most folks.
wench, i hugs you too!
earl - thank you. i would say that he is far from forgiven, but i think i'm wise enough to know there are only a few years left of his life, t'would be a waste to spend them hating him. it just makes me feel rotten.
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