Love Poem: Reality
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Written by: Kayla Taylor

Reality

Two handsome boys with eyes so green who live a life like someone’s worst 
dream. 
Their mother works her life away while their father sits and shoots dope all day. 
As she comes home from another hard days work, she gently kisses their 
forehead and softly whispers that she loves them.  As she watches them 
sleeping she cant help but become angry, knowing that they must be dreaming 
of the life that they should have had. Softly the boys cry daddy, daddy please don’t 
go why can’t you love us enough to just say no.
 Now as their father sits behind the cold gray walls of his prison cell, he finally 
realizes that he is living in his own made hell. The day is finally here and he is 
free once again. As he looks upon his boys, his eyes fill with tears because today 
is the day he has to make a choice.  Will the love he has for his sons give him 
enough strength to finally say no, or will the call of the drugs be too much and 
make him just go?