Scooter Was Protected By His Parents
Scooter was never told no.
He was always built up and admired.
Adored by two ridiculously doting parents.
If he did anything wrong, they covered it up.
They lied about it.
They gave him alibis.
They did everything they could to deny his truth.
Scooter became addicted to drugs.
His parents knew something was different.
It was the family secret.
They did not tell anyone.
Keeping it close to their breasts.
One day Scooter’s Daddy was on the tractor.
Dad! Scooter said, “Mom is acting funny!”
Daddy found Scooter’s Mom dead on the floor
A butcher knife in her heart.
She is really funny, right Dad?
Dad had no words.
She was taken away that day.
Scooter was taken away two days later.
He now lives in prison with an inmate who is not an admirer.
Learning there is another side to life.
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