LAHORE- Divorce creates emotional turmoil for the entire family, but for kids, the situation can be quite daunting, confusing, and frustrating.
It introduces a massive change into the life of a boy or girl no matter what the age. Witnessing loss of love between parents, having parents break their commitment, adjusting to going back and forth between two different households, and the daily absence of one parent while living with the other, all create a challenging new family circumstance in which to live.
For years, children consider themselves the reason for their parent’s separation, failing to understand where they would have gone wrong to end up with a fate like that.
Ali Gul Pir, popularly known for his satirical music and stand-up comedy, has this time ventured into a darker region. The singer has released a single, titled “Sorry I wasn’t enough,” pouring his heart out and sharing his experience of belonging to a broken family.
Written by Ali himself, the raw and riveting spoken word aims to create a conversation for children who are succumbed because they come from a divorced family. Taking to Twitter, Ali shared how he has felt coming from broken home and how he blamed himself for whatever went down between his parents.
https://twitter.com/Aligulpir/status/1119567381251141632
“Coming from a divorced family, I always felt shame. I guess I felt like it was my fault. No kid whose parents or parent has abandoned them should feel that. This is a spoken word I wrote for all such kids,” he wrote.
Ali vividly penned down and expressed his feelings after his father left him and his family behind for a new beginning.
“Got a new wife and kids; is your new son just like you wanted? Is he making you feel proud, do you love him and feel wanted? Do you say it out loud or do you yell it in a crowd? Does he know he’s so special that you left us down and out?”
Children tend to worry that the divorce is their fault. They may fear they misbehaved or they may assume they did something wrong. Therefore, they internalize guilt and begin to feel that they are the reason why their family is so dysfunctional.
The lyrics are heartbreaking and will make you ponder over the repercussions of divorce. Ali begins by blaming himself and although he realizes that it’s not his fault, he still feels worthless and apologizes to his father for not being ‘enough’.
The song powerfully depicts the inner turmoil of a person who comes from a broken family and how they struggle to deal with their feelings of abandonment and self-doubt.
https://youtu.be/FKCUQtP4nPw
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