Born on October 23, 1996
Got a brother
Felt thrilled

Dad in a car accident
Mom starts drinking
Felt frightened

Parents divorced
Mom moves to Nevis
Felt torn

Brother in a children's home
Almost had another sibling, twice
Felt alone

A lot of different men
Lived with 2 of them
Moved a few times
Felt angry

Mom remarried
Brother in another children's home
Mom in alcoholic rehab
Got a sister
Felt abandoned

Threatened by step-dad
Mom drinking
Told her I was done
Felt fed-up

In the present I
Feel relieved
To get away from her influence
Felt sad
To leave those I love behind
Felt alone
No one can understand fully
Felt happy
I'm ready to take on the world.