A few days ago I got a text.
A text that said “Happy birthday”.
I went to the river just behind my house, to just stand in awe at how completely beautiful it is. Snow on the banks that looked like glitter glistening as the winter son hit it,
with water that looked so sinless and clear, flows like someone who was once apart of me flew threw my life..
a river.

A few days ago i got a text.
A text i get every 2 years if Im lucky.
should i reply?
should I ask if Colorados better than being with his daughter?
no. My mother taught me better.
My birthday was over a month ago.

A few days ago i got a text.
A text that shows me just how much he cares.
9 years ago i got a call “i’ll get you back”.
7 years ago, you took my sisters and changed them to who they are today.
once 6 and 8 year olds wearing pony tails and painting pictures to,
20 and 22 year old women working at places with no name.
To smoke weed, snort crack, cause man the trees sure do look cool.
to inject lethal fluids into their own bodies when they know its killing them.
just to forget about him.
To be scared to look around the corner
scared to be caught.
set up for failer.
My eldest brother was taking away because of something he didnt do.
because of lies.
because a 15 year old shouldn't have to see her brother for the first time since she was 4.
Yet, my other brother scared of you.
stayed out of your way.
Something so big and tall can do so much harm to someone so small.
He was the only one who graduated high school, but he did not walk.
unless you mean walking to the school office to get a handshake and a diploma handed to him, after 2 summers of school.
None of my siblings have stepped foot into a collage, much less applied.
A few days ago i got a text.



a text that reminded me of how you abandoned my sisters and i to leave unknowingly to colorado.
A texted that reminded me how my sisters had to sleep on the cold ground
A text that reminded me about how many times i cried. but yet.
im glad your gone otherwise id be following my sibling foot prints.


A few days ago i got a text.
A text im proud of.
Thank you for reminding me of my successes.