battered
bleeding
broken
torn
the bastard son
struggles on
on shattered knees
and broken dreams
the pain inside
silent he screams
yet onward he goes
on and on
he never knows
why his birth was wrong
he never had a god
nor tasted real life
never had a home
nor a love or wife
never had a family
for him they did reject
yet he stands by
withstands their disrespect
but near the end
the time draws nigh
his will would not bend
his spirit soared high
he found something
something they never had
and out of spite
it made him glad
when times were hard
they would crawl
he stood high
and watched them fall
through the pain
the torture the loss
he was given something
something they never had
and could not take away
he had the strength
to face another day
and when all was said and done
the family fell....
...the bastard son..
...lives on..