''Unwanted''
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There was just one time I felt unwanted,
It was after my big sister was killed;
I can still hear my mother screaming,
Poor father with his weeping that chilled.
Chilled any heart with its raw emotion,
Father could be found in a bar drinking;
Mother was depressed and took to her bed,
I was confused and just stopped speaking.
Speaking softly one day grandma took me,
I liked the farm with grandma and grandpa;
But I felt unwanted by my own parents,
I was broken and only wanted to withdraw.
Withdraw to the attic where I found peace,
It was grandma who encouraged me to write;
Write your sorrow dear heart she whispered,
I would dream of mother and father at night.
Night was full of my little girl tears falling,
Then one day mother came to the farm to visit;
She told me that father had stopped drinking,
I went to my room and hid in the closet.
Closet was so warm, dark, quiet and safe,
Grandpa said that I was going to a new house;
Father came to get me with wide open arms,
All I said, daddy can I bring my pet mouse.
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November 5, 2015
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For the contest, How does it feel to be unwanted
Sponsor, Alfred Vassallo
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Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2015
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