Now, as a young man
I still haven't learned what it feels to be loved
My father never encouraged me
He always put me down and belittled me
My mother used me to get away from him
Kindness was scarce
Toxicity was plentiful
Those around me hurt me
I let them because that's all I've ever known
I walk in fear of failure
I have no one to fall back on
If I fail, there is no one to help
I've burnt myself out
Now I fail more often than not
I'm falling back into bad habits
Picking up more along the way
I don't know what to do
I just keep moving