He Knew He Was Unlovable
He thought no one could love him
Because he was unlovable
He knew this without being told
in words
His mother considered him a burden
he had felt this from infancy
Left on his own in a crib,
sobbing for attention
He was startled when he was given a home
Thought it was a trick
expected they would be mean to him
His mother always told him they would
if they ever “took him away”
He was on guard and hypervigilant
for several years, not able to let his guard down
remembering that he was unlovable
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2020
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