Living in a cardboard jungle
Holding out hope for better days
Paper plates and greasy food
First grade drama club plays
Watching the pounds pack back on
As I sit on the couch in a haze
Wondering if this is going to change us
Wandering through my cardboard maze
Boxes on top of boxes
Everything ready to move
Silence then yelling then nothing
There’s nothing for me to prove
As he cries for the things he’s losing
I hold my first born, rocking him tight
Holding back tears of my own
Telling myself that I did what’s right
Squeezing through recycled tunnels
Doing what needs to be done
Living with the bare necessities
Until we finally get to move on
Here’s to a better life for us all
No drafty windows and no creaky floors
No secrets or worries or frustration
Just communication and open doors
A new school and new friends for my baby
A new home for our new family
A new start, and a new way of living
And hopefully, a brand new me.
Jul 2, 2019
Jul 2, 2019 at 1:21 PM UTC
Living in a cardboard jungle
Holding out hope for better days
Paper plates and greasy food
First grade drama club plays
Watching the pounds pack back on
As I sit on the couch in a haze
Wondering if this is going to change us
Wandering through my cardboard maze
Boxes on top of boxes
Everything ready to move
Silence then yelling then nothing
There’s nothing for me to prove
As he cries for the things he’s losing
I hold my first born, rocking him tight
Holding back tears of my own
Telling myself that I did what’s right
Squeezing through recycled tunnels
Doing what needs to be done
Living with the bare necessities
Until we finally get to move on
Here’s to a better life for us all
No drafty windows and no creaky floors
No secrets or worries or frustration
Just communication and open doors
A new school and new friends for my baby
A new home for our new family
A new start, and a new way of living
And hopefully, a brand new me.
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