No More Lies

I finally decided it was
the right time to try
to change, to destroy
the feelings of hatred and contempt
I felt for him. I decided
it was the right moment
to claim my freedom.

Resentment dissolved into
a cloud; I let it fly,
slowly fading into the distance.

I destroyed what he was.
This was my father.

No More Lies was shortlisted for the Latent Open Call in 2016.