for the dead

poverty

i was born into a low income family
my dad recently stopped working
my mom's disabled
we rely on social security and food stamps

i'm spoiled
to an extent
my parents give me what they can
but sometimes i still ask for too much

like school supplies or new shoes when another pair ends up with holes
there's some things i can't get that i need, and that hurts

because yeah, i have a roof over my head and food and a bed but what does that matter if i don't have happiness

while the world takes people's money and makes them poor, poverty takes people's happiness and makes it worse

i was born into a low income family and there's some things i need but can't have because of it.

♡

a/n: i realize this is sloppy and probably makes no sense but i've been feeling this way for a while and all of it is true. and i'm sorry if any of you can relate because that isn't fair