The prodigal

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I've borrowed and taken and ripped away all they had to offer

nothing given back or repayed

They love this parasitic monstrous horror

their caring love never fades

The bank accounts emptied and mental reserves taxed

but still their love, never lax

for this boy who has left home to create his own life

and has used up all that has been given him

they still care through the pain and strife

for this boy who has yet to attone for his sins

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TonyoCrady

I didn't exactly know how to describe myself in a poem, in any other manner than melodramatically somber. It's true that I've been nothing more than a parasite on my parents, but I've chosen that I would stop them from paying for my college. No longer would I be the source of their stress. This scholarship has given me a chance to have a cathartic release of my emotions and perceptions about myself, and also have a chance to win the scholarship award.

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