#onlychild - Hello Poetry

Eldest children hold the weight of the world, on their shoulders. Middle children are ignored, Left to fend for themselves. Youngest children are always treated like, Ignorant little kids. But only children? They're spoiled rotten!! The only child: All the chores, All the critique, All the blame. The loneliest child. Dealing with the yelling alone. Talking to themselves. Always in the center of a violent game, Of tug of war, As the rope.

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6d ago

May 29, 2026 at 5:46 AM UTC

AbruisedBrokenThing

The Fourth Of Three

Eldest children hold the weight of the world, on their shoulders. Middle children are ignored, Left to fend for themselves. Youngest children are always treated like, Ignorant little kids. But only children? They're spoiled rotten!! The only child: All the chores, All the critique, All the blame. The loneliest child. Dealing with the yelling alone. Talking to themselves. Always in the center of a violent game, Of tug of war, As the rope.

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Why are you so upset About being the only child Your eyes are getting wet And there's paperwork to be filed

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6d ago

May 28, 2026 at 7:32 PM UTC

MJMooshroom

Only Child

Why are you so upset About being the only child Your eyes are getting wet And there's paperwork to be filed

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How does it feel? To be free and certain? To even dare of becoming? All my life I've been protected Like a princess that I am I thought I have it all Then I saw the others Others can play outside while I'm left to entertain myself I say, "sure, I can do that!" So I play Quietly, obediently I saw the others climb a tree once, and I thought to myself, "I wanna do just that!" But I didn't There are bugs and dirt! I don't want that I saw the others ride a bike Face all flushed Sun peeking through their hair I thought to myself, "I wanna do just that!" But I didn't I saw the other fell He had scratches all over! I don't want that Then, oh, I saw them play in the rain What a blissful sight it was And I thought to myself, "I wanna do just that!" But I didn't I'll get all soaked! I don't want that The night dawned very fast I opened my window to peek outside Something is different I see no children anymore I saw the others Suitcases dragging behind them Parents cheering them on as they take another step They're leaving I pushed myself off and I thought, "I don't want that." Or do I? How does it feel? To be free and certain? To even dare of becoming?

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Apr 13

Apr 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM UTC

friedgreentomatoes_21

Becoming

How does it feel? To be free and certain? To even dare of becoming? All my life I've been protected Like a princess that I am I thought I have it all Then I saw the others Others can play outside while I'm left to entertain myself I say, "sure, I can do that!" So I play Quietly, obediently I saw the others climb a tree once, and I thought to myself, "I wanna do just that!" But I didn't There are bugs and dirt! I don't want that I saw the others ride a bike Face all flushed Sun peeking through their hair I thought to myself, "I wanna do just that!" But I didn't I saw the other fell He had scratches all over! I don't want that Then, oh, I saw them play in the rain What a blissful sight it was And I thought to myself, "I wanna do just that!" But I didn't I'll get all soaked! I don't want that The night dawned very fast I opened my window to peek outside Something is different I see no children anymore I saw the others Suitcases dragging behind them Parents cheering them on as they take another step They're leaving I pushed myself off and I thought, "I don't want that." Or do I? How does it feel? To be free and certain? To even dare of becoming?

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does a lonely childhood **** a person? maybe if not, the way everyone else smells it on you does there is something wrong with you you are not whole “where is your other half” everyone asks you and you just keep saying “i dunno, i dunno” and they tell you to be grateful because you never were hated as a kid and maybe you weren’t but you are hated now for it you do not know how to be a person because of it and you can never say we were children together because you were not children with anyone except for yourself and you will bury your childhood alone and you will bury your parents alone and they keep telling you to be so so grateful that you never had to share anything but this loneliness has you by the throat and you would rather have someone who hated you than nobody at all

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Nov 22, 2024

Nov 22, 2024 at 7:13 PM UTC

look_mike_sandwiches

you better read up on cain and abel, because you will never have a brother to **** you

does a lonely childhood **** a person? maybe if not, the way everyone else smells it on you does there is something wrong with you you are not whole “where is your other half” everyone asks you and you just keep saying “i dunno, i dunno” and they tell you to be grateful because you never were hated as a kid and maybe you weren’t but you are hated now for it you do not know how to be a person because of it and you can never say we were children together because you were not children with anyone except for yourself and you will bury your childhood alone and you will bury your parents alone and they keep telling you to be so so grateful that you never had to share anything but this loneliness has you by the throat and you would rather have someone who hated you than nobody at all

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some nights i think i am cain without an abel i hate my brother for never having been i carry him, keep him, like he happened he is heavy and i have never met him i would hate him if he was flesh and i wish he were me i killed him before he was alive, ruined eve's body by living i am the first poisoned crop that made the field untillable i killed him as he slept and i hadn't met him yet some nights i hear him around the house he lives in the gaps in my mother and father's conversation some nights i think i am cain missing an abel more for never having held him

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Sep 14, 2024

Sep 14, 2024 at 8:06 PM UTC

look_mike_sandwiches

the first poisoned crop

some nights i think i am cain without an abel i hate my brother for never having been i carry him, keep him, like he happened he is heavy and i have never met him i would hate him if he was flesh and i wish he were me i killed him before he was alive, ruined eve's body by living i am the first poisoned crop that made the field untillable i killed him as he slept and i hadn't met him yet some nights i hear him around the house he lives in the gaps in my mother and father's conversation some nights i think i am cain missing an abel more for never having held him

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Being the eldest son is tough. You always bear the toughest blows From punishments and such. Parents blame you for everything But thirteen years of it? God.. That's just too much. Sure, my sibling is cute, Smart, and headstrong too, But they're just such a pain sometimes. If there's anything to remember, It's that they're a selfish, stuck-up brat To the point it should be a crime. My sibling has ruined my life. If only I just lived alone. That would honestly be great... I wouldn't have to deal with them Or hear another one of their whines While they look at me with hate. I'd have my parents all to myself. I'd have time to finally relax And have peace like no other... I'd waste my time all day And wouldn't have to share my stuff, But I wouldn't get to be a brother- THAT is reward enough.

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Jul 5, 2021

Jul 5, 2021 at 2:22 PM UTC

rebrandedidiot

To Be a B(r)other

Being the eldest son is tough. You always bear the toughest blows From punishments and such. Parents blame you for everything But thirteen years of it? God.. That's just too much. Sure, my sibling is cute, Smart, and headstrong too, But they're just such a pain sometimes. If there's anything to remember, It's that they're a selfish, stuck-up brat To the point it should be a crime. My sibling has ruined my life. If only I just lived alone. That would honestly be great... I wouldn't have to deal with them Or hear another one of their whines While they look at me with hate. I'd have my parents all to myself. I'd have time to finally relax And have peace like no other... I'd waste my time all day And wouldn't have to share my stuff, But I wouldn't get to be a brother- THAT is reward enough.

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Love You use it like a currency One coin — after another — when slipping through the mouth of a vending machine is no longer enough You shove and pound on! Until I gag: moneysecurityopportunitysuccesspridepowerstatusdreamshappinessthingsthingsthingsdeadthings When I ask You: “Do You regret gambling away in me the Life that was promised to You as a wasteful investment when my open hand holds only Disappointment?” You answer with conviction suffices to convict me “Blood is thicker than water so I will try harder” as I swallow — each — and — every — — well — meaning — copper — flood my throat in the ****** beautiful taste of Love Love Love Love Nothing but Love. I shall never starve for Love if only I had the stomach for such Food.

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Apr 14, 2018

Apr 14, 2018 at 2:25 AM UTC

eliciahurst

What the heir hungers for

Love You use it like a currency One coin — after another — when slipping through the mouth of a vending machine is no longer enough You shove and pound on! Until I gag: moneysecurityopportunitysuccesspridepowerstatusdreamshappinessthingsthingsthingsdeadthings When I ask You: “Do You regret gambling away in me the Life that was promised to You as a wasteful investment when my open hand holds only Disappointment?” You answer with conviction suffices to convict me “Blood is thicker than water so I will try harder” as I swallow — each — and — every — — well — meaning — copper — flood my throat in the ****** beautiful taste of Love Love Love Love Nothing but Love. I shall never starve for Love if only I had the stomach for such Food.

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You’ve been working so hard To provide more than what we need now For what we will need in the future. Because we used to have nothing. You’ve been planning so thoughtfully For the next 20 years, But you’ve never lived in the current. You’ve been ignoring what you feel now And saving your happiness for later. But you’ve never stopped worrying about the future. Now he is gone forever for both of us. You lost your happiness, Which had never happened. But I lost my happiness, Which had been making me feel alive. It is not just grief of his death. Now father is gone forever for me. It is the emptiness in my heart Constantly consuming me. When I am nervous on the stage, Who else will always applaud for me again? Who else will always love my performance again? I know you don’t care what I care, And you only approve what you care. But can you just look at who I am for one time? I wish you can live more in the current And worry less about the future. Because I treasure every single second in my life, When you are still with me.

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Mar 29, 2018

Mar 29, 2018 at 4:28 PM UTC

PangPanda

Mother, It Is Not Just Grief

You’ve been working so hard To provide more than what we need now For what we will need in the future. Because we used to have nothing. You’ve been planning so thoughtfully For the next 20 years, But you’ve never lived in the current. You’ve been ignoring what you feel now And saving your happiness for later. But you’ve never stopped worrying about the future. Now he is gone forever for both of us. You lost your happiness, Which had never happened. But I lost my happiness, Which had been making me feel alive. It is not just grief of his death. Now father is gone forever for me. It is the emptiness in my heart Constantly consuming me. When I am nervous on the stage, Who else will always applaud for me again? Who else will always love my performance again? I know you don’t care what I care, And you only approve what you care. But can you just look at who I am for one time? I wish you can live more in the current And worry less about the future. Because I treasure every single second in my life, When you are still with me.

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When I was a kid, All I saw was the care and attention My cousin was getting. I wished I was always sick like her. A crying baby needed others' help. Now I am an adult, All I want is to be healthy and independent. I can't afford to be sick. I need the energy to wake up everyday. A strong woman can take care of others.

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Sep 16, 2017

Sep 16, 2017 at 6:48 PM UTC

PangPanda

Sickened Sickness

When I was a kid, All I saw was the care and attention My cousin was getting. I wished I was always sick like her. A crying baby needed others' help. Now I am an adult, All I want is to be healthy and independent. I can't afford to be sick. I need the energy to wake up everyday. A strong woman can take care of others.

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