This is written during a brief hiatus from blogging, when I had no internet connection for three weeks
Nothing is ever good enough for you
No matter how hard one tries there will be complaints
Like you’re Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Sparse moments you’re considerate and sweet
More often you’re cold and extremely negative
About anything and anyone
I wonder how you became so utterly bitter
That you can’t even find humour in my jokes
That everything I say in a light way
Is taken as heavy as possible
Even my kind words are seen as criticism
And your answers are hurtful attacks
You say I’m welcome but in the same sentence
You criticise my friends and life, my existence
I try to keep track of the times
you said something nice about anything or anyone
But I can still count them on one hand
Negativism and relentlessness are your middle name
You’re a human being with flaws
I’ve tried to accept you the way you are
Because I’ve known for years things won’t change
But where the child has hope, the adult has given up
Three years at a distance did make a difference
I’m left with compassion and a vast set of boundaries
Dr. Jekyll has a friendly soft personality but
unfortunately Mr. Hyde mastered his own skills…