When waves meet sand

Once we were little footsteps left on the abandoned shoreline 

Once we danced amongst the wild flowers 

And laughed louder than the pixies

Once we had homes built around the fireplace 

Built around warmth, hot chocolate, lazy nights 

And love stronger than tornadoes .

Love almost stronger than tornadoes 

Love sometimes stronger than tornadoes 

Love never stronger than tornadoes.

The first sign of wild winds were the slamming doors and shattering voices 

Showing signs of wear and tear.

I asked my sister, if they got divorced- who would you choose to live with?

To be with

Love even if...

We chose our father because he lets us drink coke

At the time we still didn't understand that cigarettes kill lungs

That alcohol and marijuana are not the smells you're supposed to associate with daddy 

At the time we believed he was a superhero 

He was never superhero 

He was the reason I became afraid to invite friends over 

He was the reason I became to strong to cry

To weak to cry

To afraid to cry

I learned not to commit 

I learned aversion to pain

Always smiling and laughing,

We were dead on the inside.