TRAGIC Poem: Family, by Ryanna Ham

my sister my brother
i wish you knew
how much our parents hate us
but i’ll protect you
i’ll listen
i’ll fight
i’ll provide
i’ll do what they couldn’t
whatever you need
you desire, you want
you’ll never have to know
that they don’t care

so i’ll try
even as you grow
and learn
the truth
i’ll do whatever you need
forever in servitude to you
and you’ll never know
as you ask, you beg
for more
and more and
more
this is how it has always been
i’ll give till you’re happy
if you ever can be
i’ll try and try
to replace what they were supposed to give
and we’ll all end up miserable
but at least you’ll never know
how hard this has been

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