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As I sit in my bed

I think of everything I wish I could have said:

 

Dear Dad,

Why did you leave me

Like a piece of trash on the ground,

Or some dirt on your boots

You had other children,

Why couldn’t you love me like that, too

 

Dear Mom,

Why did you lie to me,

You always said you were sorry,

That it wouldn’t happen again,

Until I made you mad,

And you said you wish I were dead.

You beat me black and blue,

And then said

That it wasn’t true

 

Dear Candy,

Why did you leave,

You said you would always stay,

But then something happened,

And you didn't wake up the next day

You were the one person who loved me,

And then you went away

 

Dear Self,

Why did you hate me,

Hurt me, starve me,

Why did you make it your goal

To scar me

Why did you hate me so much,

That you tried to take life from me

 

Dear Past,

Why did you make me go through things

That most adults can’t imagine

What did you want me to learn,

Or did you just want me to burn

Was there a reason,

Or are you cruel too?

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