I Was Always Told Poem by King Big Head

I Was Always Told

Rating: 5.0


I was always told
I would never be anything in life
so when I made a start
I would always let it go

But now I'm back
I ain't going down
that way again

All I had was
my mind and my soul
a mother a father
and a pathetic way of life

Oh mother father
what you do to me
you blew my mind
with your weak body's
and souls

Then you died
left me to face life
Lies and deceit

But now I'm back
I ain't going down
that way again

Oh teachers teachers
what you do to me
bullies who don't know
their own minds
you never gave me
Anything to put in life

Oh government government
what you do to me
sort your lifes
and stay out of mine

Now I'm back
I ain't going down
that way again

Oh mother father
teachers government
what you do to me

What you do to me

Now I'm back
I ain't going down
that way again

What you do to me

What you do to me

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I wrote this many many years ago,
I still stand by most of it.
If you come from a bad background people
tend not to want to give you a chance. I know
a lot of things have changed for the better but
all them years ago this is how it was. To this day
I still try to make sure I think of this past everyday
just to remind me how lucky I am now.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Simone Inez Harriman 10 June 2017

After having a good laugh from your previous poems, I read this and just felt incredibly sad. Keep writing dear King. You have a lot to offer this sad world....10++++

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I never listened to people who told the lie 'You will never be anything in life' because such wishes are seals of dark hearts years will add take away in due measures... ***wrote a poem for you 'I Would Never Be Anything In Life' if you want to believe in it :)

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Heather Wilson 22 July 2012

A really heartfelt write, a brilliant poem, .... wear your crown with pride your majesty.

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Valerie Dohren 22 July 2012

Despair reflected in this King, but this is a familiar cry to many. Good positivity expressed though, and a determination to move on and make something of life. Very good write - you're coming along nicely! !

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