it all started
nothing sticking to plan
born to young parents
one of them on drugs,
the other just trying to stay afloat
separation
a new man
a changed mother
a child who felt loneliness
no one should know
growing up
going down
hill
leave me alone
or i'll leave you
and then he
hung out to dry
he left
he left
he left
how is anyone supposed to know
how to move past
something
like
that
i always
thought
it would be me,
i always
thought.
