Better Off
Taking responsibility
For your wrongs
Choosing narcotics
Refusing to show
An ounce of concern
Begging and pleading
For handouts
Exhausted
Because they’re
But a ploy
A play for
Control,
Caring for kids
That isn’t mine
How could I
Leave them
Like you’ve
Hung them out
To dry
They deserve
Everything, you
Nothing
But, what’s the point
In complaining
When they’re fine
Safe, protected
And better off
Without you
Copyright © Sarah Stein | Year Posted 2021
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