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The Final Curtain (part 2)
Two weeks after my mother's funeral, my father has become much more distant
He's alienating himself from me & the rest of the family
He's becoming a drunk
I've tried to come over and talk with him
He'd tell me to go away, to leave him alone
The few words he would say weren't to pleasant
He wants to take his own life
He's described numerous ways on how he would rid of himself
I told him that if he would like to speak to a psychiatrist, I would go with him
He became agitated and smacked me in the face
He said with anger, "I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR FOR MY FEELINGS. DON'T EVER SUGGEST THIS AGAIN!!"
I looked at him in disbelief and walked away
The next day was Saturday
I was off from work
A gorgeous late summer day
I decided to park my car at my parents home and walk the several blocks into town
My parents home was a few blocks from the village
A small, quaint community that has such charm
Many of the stores I grew up with were still there
I rang the door-bell to see if my father wanted to walk into the village with me
It took about 5 minutes for him to come to the door
He looked unkempt and agitated
I can tell he was drinking
Maybe all night
He stunk of liquor
I said, "Hey dad, why don't you get dressed and we'll go for a walk into the village, I have errands I need to take care of"
He gave me this cold, maniacal stare and said, "FUCK OFF!!"
as he slammed the door in my face
I began walking away from the home, I called his cell
He didn't pick up
I got his voice mail
I said in a calm but angry voice, "Listen to me, If you want to be angry & nasty towards the world over mom's death, so be it. But just remember, I will not take the verbal abuse you've given me since her passing. Until then, You're dead to me!!
Never received a call back
I wasn't going to make this issue ruin my day
As I was nearing the village, I see my father race by
He's driving a 2022 Red Acura
He was probably doing 60 mph in a 30 mph zone
I see him looking for me as his head was partially out the window
He spots me
He slows down
He's yelling all of these obscenities towards me, also saying how dare I leave a message like that on his phone
His driving was erratic and dangerous
I gave him the finger and said go home and sober up
He's halfway down the street when he abruptly turns the car around
You can hear the tires screeching on the blacktop
He begins increasing his speed
He spots me again
This time as he's driving he's coming up onto the sidewalk and driving into people
Running them over, out to get me
I stumble on a crack in the sidewalk
He sees me and plows over me
I was hit quite hard
My arm and leg were broken
Before anyone could stop my father
What he did was the final nail in my coffin
He put the car in reverse, snapping my neck
That was it
As my body laid there, I knew I had nothing else to say or give
I could feel the pain disappear
It doesn't matter now
I'm dead
Through my soul & for the love of my mother
I was able to see & hear my mother again
He's alienating himself from me & the rest of the family
He's becoming a drunk
I've tried to come over and talk with him
He'd tell me to go away, to leave him alone
The few words he would say weren't to pleasant
He wants to take his own life
He's described numerous ways on how he would rid of himself
I told him that if he would like to speak to a psychiatrist, I would go with him
He became agitated and smacked me in the face
He said with anger, "I DON'T NEED A DOCTOR FOR MY FEELINGS. DON'T EVER SUGGEST THIS AGAIN!!"
I looked at him in disbelief and walked away
The next day was Saturday
I was off from work
A gorgeous late summer day
I decided to park my car at my parents home and walk the several blocks into town
My parents home was a few blocks from the village
A small, quaint community that has such charm
Many of the stores I grew up with were still there
I rang the door-bell to see if my father wanted to walk into the village with me
It took about 5 minutes for him to come to the door
He looked unkempt and agitated
I can tell he was drinking
Maybe all night
He stunk of liquor
I said, "Hey dad, why don't you get dressed and we'll go for a walk into the village, I have errands I need to take care of"
He gave me this cold, maniacal stare and said, "FUCK OFF!!"
as he slammed the door in my face
I began walking away from the home, I called his cell
He didn't pick up
I got his voice mail
I said in a calm but angry voice, "Listen to me, If you want to be angry & nasty towards the world over mom's death, so be it. But just remember, I will not take the verbal abuse you've given me since her passing. Until then, You're dead to me!!
Never received a call back
I wasn't going to make this issue ruin my day
As I was nearing the village, I see my father race by
He's driving a 2022 Red Acura
He was probably doing 60 mph in a 30 mph zone
I see him looking for me as his head was partially out the window
He spots me
He slows down
He's yelling all of these obscenities towards me, also saying how dare I leave a message like that on his phone
His driving was erratic and dangerous
I gave him the finger and said go home and sober up
He's halfway down the street when he abruptly turns the car around
You can hear the tires screeching on the blacktop
He begins increasing his speed
He spots me again
This time as he's driving he's coming up onto the sidewalk and driving into people
Running them over, out to get me
I stumble on a crack in the sidewalk
He sees me and plows over me
I was hit quite hard
My arm and leg were broken
Before anyone could stop my father
What he did was the final nail in my coffin
He put the car in reverse, snapping my neck
That was it
As my body laid there, I knew I had nothing else to say or give
I could feel the pain disappear
It doesn't matter now
I'm dead
Through my soul & for the love of my mother
I was able to see & hear my mother again
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