Afriend of mine wrote this poem at her last school and Iasked if it was ok ifI shared it. When i read it I thought it was very deep because it shows us the kind of place she lived in before. She didnt mind so here it goes.
peace, love, and rainbows
-Caramel
I Am...
I am scared to go outside at night
I wonder if I am ever safe here
I hear the gunshots and footsteps of the occasional drunken men
I see my parent struggle with work and us kids
I am sometimes angry with myself
I pretend i am safe when I know for a fact I'm not
I feel so helpless in my life and home
I touch the head of my sleeping sister as I listen to my parents argue
I worry that I wont have a family to come home to
I cry because I know I dont deserve the family I have
I am filled with joy
I understand that my parents do what they do because they love me
I say I will never put myself orany one elsedown
I dream because its what I always wanted
I try to make my parents as proud as possible
I hope to make it through my life just fine
I am Wanted
