What I was given (dealt this hand)

He said he’d end his life, with a knife or a toaster in a tub.

As long as his skin is a crimson colored shade of blood.

 

The other’s in Jamaica, with a friend turned foe, a foe turned friend. A very real grandma vs. an unrealistic step-dad.

 

Another boy left alone, standing frozen in the cold. Found his mother hangin’ still, still a noose around her throat. He’s fighting battles all alone, standing still, no more hope.

 

I’m not a father, I’m not their dad, just a kid, who was dealt this hand.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I saw one of my kids the other night, it inspired me to write

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Adults Choose

Their own path. We let go and hope. ~S~