C’mon Be Real
once you do damage to another person
you can’t take it back
you don’t get a mulligan
shoving a gift in someone’s face
is meaningless to everyone but you
there is no goodness after child abuse
you can’t make it better
once you go there
that’s what you are
who you are
you’re not a good guy
or a fun guy
or a loving guy or gal
no person who chooses to hurt another
has love inside of them
they must even hate themselves
you can’t erase it with a smiley photo
or phony obituary
you can’t wave a wand
and pretend it never happened
or maybe you can
but there sure as hell isn’t any love in that
—DL Madsen