Wrecked
(poems go hereDaddy left said he never wants me back,
this is why I write.
Mom's always working and pulling away from the bills,
this is why I write.
Aunt Ber just told us that she's married to a girl,
this is why I write.
Grandma S never allows anything but God in her house,
this is why I write.
Second daddy abused me and pushed me up against the wall,
this is why I write.
Little sister gets in trouble and sends bad pictures,
this is why I write.
Little brother screams into the night,
this is why I write.
Third daddy is a Marine,
this is why I write.
For years of unheard stories and cuts on my wrists,
this is why I write.
For years of tears and growth,
this is why I write.
For years of being expressionless miserable and afraid,
this is why I write.
For those of you out there need someone to hear,
this is why I hope you write.