Some people cannot except the facts and become upset at reality... I like to write these things down and think about it thoroughly. It makes me feel better to sort it all out. It's something my family can't do, nor did they care about.
I certainly live in the now- and not in the past
But when my mind wanders- it wonders of my family…that didn’t last
I think of it from time to time…you know
The differences...between social classes
But when my own family turned on each other
it turned into the class-less
because, I thought I knew, them quite well
This story I have written
is just reality…and not the spin they would tell
I understand each side
And the pain in their soul
But the way they responded
Was just so paranoid...and out of control
We lost more than one…just a few years ago
A family split apart…because of an out of touch ego
We all wanted the best… for the one… left in that chair
But the lies they told …made it sound… like some didn’t even care
You tried to change facts …with your little spin
But there’s only one truth…now one’s legacy is just a…has-been.
The death… turned 2 siblings …in a rage
When they saw a trust …and the words on it’s page
They drew a line in the sand… Because the old man had no right
The two that seemed to have it all… Could not see the light
Under the disguise of doing …right for their Mom
They started a coup…that killed a family…like a bomb
You blamed the one, I know… for doing some wrong…
but it was just as your Dad wanted…because you couldn’t get along
As your opinions flew… with maniacal thoughts
They tried that spin again …and it all went for naught
Living like no other… Their feelings were hurt?
Jealous of the others…Why would one so fortunate?…be so hateful & curt?
Now I can see their point…But only to an extent
When they clearly lied… & said… I was just saying it… to Vent
They put on a good show and
used the pretense of doing the right thing
but it was always about control & jealousy
and a thought process of the right wing
Was it the truth that hurt?
Or was it an absence for years
Of one whose …air of arrogance
Brought about all these tears
Really who does this?
We're your feet on the ground?
Or did you always do your own thing?
We're you really ever around?
The sibling that wasn't here…WAS an equal
…That is for sure
But the way you reacted
Was not Family-…that Wasn’t …any kind of cure
Sad you can't see the truth
From a view in your crows nest
The way you carried yourself
Was a nose… in the air …Better than the rest
It's not easy for me to say
But not very hard to see
What you have taken
Were the people… We always knew as Family
You can’t measure this
What you took with your jealousy
But you were rarely around
Why would I expect you... to see
Who does this?…you split a family
then made up lies
Told the elder stories
- I guess the truth …is what you despised
I don't get it …I can see this truth …hurt like a knife in the back
Now all your pain…includes…a family that you lack
If only… you slowed down
And weren't quick to accuse
The siblings you had
Wouldn't be what …you HAD to lose
But in your eyes the one who passed
Did things wrong
...And it all could have worked out
If you just tried to get along
But you knew better
About what SHOULD be done
Everybody's equal… you'd say
Just Share it all …just as one
But your view is hazy
About a man who worked on his trust
The respect you showed
Was that …of only the upper crust
He's gone …it's a new day
and Mom deserves the best
Whatever we do …should not be questioned
…We know more than the rest
We know more than any trust
We have expertise
…But the way things should be handled
Is because of that someone who is now deceased!
That's what the 2 did not get… with their warped perspective
A family fulfills one’s wishes…to be effective
You don’t mess with a man’s family
You don’t mess around with a man’s money
and It was his life’s work you were messing with -
and to those with respect…this is not funny
When I hear this… I think of how
Your jealousy …Messed up everything
and this is not a song… it’s nothing anyone would sing
So there goes a Family…A Legacy…and The Truth
It was weird how you changed… and became so uncouth
and it all could have been worked out
If you used a little common sense
…but that’s what you lacked, when you became so intense
You had it all…If only your feet were on the ground
But the 2 lived life in the penthouse… or always out of town
And the rest of the family …were just here on the street
… Now you’re like a politician… spinning his deceit
Well…it all fell part
and Who pays the price… for your lies and deceit
You live your life... and it goes on
never looking at the receipt?
Having stuff is what you always knew
Now… having it… is a joke,
Never looking at… what you really had
A Family... no more… is what you invoked
