What I Wanted and What I Got
When I grow up, I want to be a doctor,
But those who were created to mold me are destroying my universe.
I wanted to play doctor and princesses,
But here I am with my arms being home to my siblings.
I wanted to hang out and go shopping with my friends,
But here are my parents at each other’s throats.
I wanted to be a shield for my siblings, protecting them from evil,
But here I am, a powerless, innocent child in their eyes.
I wanted to be consumed by my fantasy world,
But here I am drowning as if I were in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
I wanted to live like a carefree, ray of sunshine child,
But here I am, wandering with my siblings, hand-in-hand, through the darkest of valley’s.