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Once Upon a Time
Once upon a time...
There was a girl, young, blonde hair, blue eyes
She didn't know where she went wrong or where she went right
Why did Daddy never come home to meet her?
There's a picture Mommy printed out when she was little
Daddy and his dog
Where is Daddy?
Does he love this dog more than he loves me?
Once upon a time…
The guy Mommy met is always coming in and out
He used to be nice, bringing over puzzles and coloring books
Now he just gets mad and yells
Mommy has a new baby in her stomach
But he doesn’t like that
Once upon a time…
Mommy divorced the mean man
I only see Brother every other week
Its quiet, so still in here
No more yelling, it's an uncomfortable norm.
Once upon a time…
Mom tells me we are moving to a place called Oklahoma
It's so far away
I have to leave my friends, family, brother, everyone... behind
We are moving for a man I have only met once
At least when I met him he was nice
Once upon a time…
The man lied, he lost his nice personality
I don’t see Mom much anymore
The Mom I once knew was left in Wisconsin
I feel alone, trapped, forgotten
No friends, no Brother, no Mom, no Everyone
Just me
Who do I tell about the mean kids at school?
Once upon a time…
Continuous bullying is breaking me down
Yet someone threatened to beat me up
They told me where I lived
Finally, Mom cares again
Once upon a time…
Mom turned back to not caring
I told her I hate the lying man
He mentally abuses me
Mom says he doesn't mean the words he speaks
I just want to go home
Once upon a time…
Mom broke up with the lying man
Grandpa is here to take us
Home has never felt so good
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I grew up with a rough and complicated childhood. This poem captures some of the hardships and the journey that I had to go through.