Abandon Ship
Location
To my birth mom:
you let me go
Left me behind
Like I’m not yours
How could I grow
The thought of you crosses my mind
Creating these wars
To my mom and aunt:
You saved me
And showed me love
And taught me lessons
To myself:
A caring personality does not mask
the shame I feel when I explain
I was abandoned
I hide –how do I admit
my own blood didn’t want me
Human nature you cruel shark
But I smile as wide as the ocean
As I learn to float in an unfair world
No longer afraid of being bitten
My parent’s devotion
Left a world of opportunities unfurled
Leaving my past behind and my future unwritten.