I asked her,
“What issues do you have? I bet they aren’t as bad as mine”
And I was in shock
As she told me that her parents had been Fighting
They didn’t even talk
For two days
She always seemed so sweet and innocent
Like she had the
Perfect Life
But the lesson I learned
Was that
Everyone had their own struggles
You just have to get to know them enough
To know them

I scream at you
At the top of my lungs

You close the door
Leaving me all alone with my thoughts

I scream
And pound the floor with my fists

My right hand hits something
And I cradle it as I cry

I pull myself into a ball
On the floor

And I wonder why you left
Why you didn’t know that I needed you

You thought I wanted to be alone
But I’ll never want to be alone
If I can be with you

"You could break my heart into tiny little pieces, and I'd still pick them up and put them back in your hands."

Instead of my mothers arms
Rocking me to sleep
I had a car riding through the night
To lull me to dreamland

Instead of a lullaby
Right before bed
I heard the sounds of the highway
As I drifted off

Instead of old friends
Meeting up at the beginning of each year
I had a new school every few months
No time to make friends in between

And instead of a family house
A place to call my home
I had apartments, distant family’s houses
Air beds to sleep on

Until we were off
On the road
Heading towards a new beginning
Once again