"A Two Weeks in the Dark"

We all got secrets behind our doors

Whispers echo through the broken floors

Christmas came, and peace ran dry

Aunts yelling truth, mom couldn’t deny

But something shifted in her soul

She picked herself up, took control

While bills stacked up, we had no clue

My sister's silence hid the truth

Three months of lies, unpaid dues

Spent on a car she didn’t wanna lose

And we were left in a house gone cold

No lights, no heat, just stories untold

Two weeks in the dark, frozen showers, no spark

Eating from a job to hide the marks

Food went bad, but we stayed tough

Living in DV, but it’s been rough

And just when we thought we had it hard

I broke a heart, like a careless card

Didn’t speak, didn’t show, didn’t try

Left her crying, asking why

She cooked me love, I gave her pain

Tears falling down on grandma's name

I let silence do all the talking

Now shame’s the weight that I walk in

Mom don’t like her, but that’s not fair

She gave me food, she was always there

In the worst nights, she was my light

And I left her alone in a losing fight

Family’s first, but words still count

You gotta speak before love runs out

I stayed quiet, too scared to break

Now I live with the hurt I make

All I want is a second try

To say I’m sorry and not lie

Hope she forgives, hope she knows

My heart regrets what I never showed

Two weeks in the dark, frozen showers, no spark

Eating from a job to hide the marks

Food went bad, but we stayed tough

Living in DV, but it’s been rough

And just when we thought we had it hard

I broke a heart, like a careless card

Didn’t speak, didn’t show, didn’t try

Left her crying, asking why

So this one’s for the lessons learned

For every tear and bridge I burned

For the voices I ignored too long

And the hearts I left when I was wrong

I hope she knows, I truly care

I’ll say the words that weren’t there

Next time, I’ll speak before I’m gone

And let love know where it belongs