“Drastic Change” | Teen Ink

“Drastic Change”

January 9, 2022
By Johnsonniya23 BRONZE, Independence, Missouri
Johnsonniya23 BRONZE, Independence, Missouri
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

I feel like we tried everything,

Communicating, even couples therapy, 

I never want to be with someone just to put up an act for my kids,

I feel drained,

I’m tired of all the arguing, silent treatments, and tension everytime were in the same room,

Going to sleep feeling lonely when she’s literally right next to me,


I know the kids are really young but I know somehow they can slightly catch on,

This final argument was the last straw and she wanted me to leave,

I decided to just leave everything the money, the keys, the car, everything,

Went to my moms house and talked to her,

We communicated and told me even though her and I aren’t together still try to communicate for the kids sake,


I took her advice and we came to an agreement for every other week, 

I would send money every chance I could, call everyday etc,

We did this for a couple months until she dropped them off and never came back,

I loved my kids and I would do everything in my power to protect them and raise them,


But I literally had nothing since I left it all with their mother,

I had no car, none of their clothes or shoes besides the selected few they just brought,

Back living with my mother,

And all I had to my name at the moment was a minimum wage job that wasn’t going to cover 3 kids and 1 adult,

How is this going to work ?


The author's comments:

Hi, My name is Niya!

Follow My instagram: Niyaameena

Thanks for reading my poem!!!!


Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.