TRAGIC Poem: Alone in a House of People, by Luna Gallegos

I was alone in a house full of people
Away with my mother in a room we shared
She slept the days away and nights she was gone
My entertainment became my own
I played card games alone
Cheated my wins
Imagination carried me through my years
Far and quietly within my corner
Dolls told my stories
Tales of tragedy and sorrow
And the triumphs that prevailed
With all the dramatic silence I could muster
Don’t get me wrong
I loved playing with others
I was a social child
But I was alone
My family felt unknown to my world
So I pulled out some cards
Shuffled them well
Set up a game for two
And played till I fell

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