Question

life is great.

life is great, right?

parents separate
parents fight 24/7
walls shake
doors slam
silence feels louder than screaming

father cheats
like vows meant nothing
like promises were paper
easy to rip
easy to throw away

father threatens to murder ur mom
words that stick in ur head
words u can’t unhear
words that make sleep feel unsafe

see?
so great.

then
father buys u a car

like metal and keys
can fix fear
like money can erase nights
spent listening for footsteps
or holding ur breath
hoping today isn’t the day

people say
“at least he provides”
“be grateful”

but gratitude feels heavy
when love comes with conditions
when pain is wrapped in gifts
when apologies are never spoken

you smile
say thank u
because that’s what u’re supposed to do

but inside
u’re tired
of pretending things balance out

because trauma doesn’t cancel
just because something shiny shows up
because fear doesn’t disappear
when it’s parked in the driveway

life is great.

that’s what u tell people
that’s what u tell yourself

but some nights
u wonder why “great”
hurts this much

Answer 1

Nail hit on head. Nice.

Answer 2

Sometimes it’s Almighty God who let us get hurt mb we don’t understand why only me… but it’s just his way of letting us see or feel the unseen unspoken truth of beautiful happenings beside these sad and hurtful moments.

Answer 3

I know the feeling wishing for it all to stop so this hits hard for me