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Suffocate

It’s tight no room to breathe Baby brother crying Big bro and friends getting high Sister’s tucked away in her room with her boyfriend Always being sent home from school Being high is the new norm And his mom Her mother She’s the mom who regularly sniffles like she has a cold Sometimes he wonders if she even knows her role He can’t recollect the last time he ate a sizzling meal or when she bought him clothes One thing is for sure, He definitely comprehends her leaving and going When he’s not being victimized or yelled at, His happiness is non-existent Not saying that he doesn’t love his mother Right now love is his father who is irrelevant His home very unstable My sentiments for they are unable

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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