It Didn’t Start With You

It didn’t start with you.
It began long before
You were born.

The abuse, 
The neglect, 
The disregard
For the welfare of those who 
Should have meant the most
By those who should have cared the most.

It didn’t just happen once.
It didn’t end there.

It is a slow-flowing
Tenacious poison, 
With a demonic mind of its own,
Determined to maintain
Its trajectory,
No matter the destruction left in
Its wake.

It continues on,
Evermoving on its path,
Committed to finding its destination
And its way to you.
This is how it stays alive
And continues to thrive.

The pain flows down the family line
Like a flowing river…
It runs through our blood,
It lives in our cells,
Is part of our DNA.

It began long before 
You were born.
AND HERE IT WILL END.