Friend Of The Family Poem by LaToya Martin

I love you
Yet I hate you
You are the hope of my future
You were my guidance in my past
My father despised you
But my mother adored you
You were her will to live
You were a constant guest in our home
You were the scent my mother wore daily
She neglected me for the happiness of you
She confided in you
But your greed took her away
After all the hurt and pain you caused
I welcomed you back into my life
But now you are my foundation
I finally see what my mother saw in you
You helped her cope with her wounds
Even though you helped cause them
My family doesn't understand you
And honestly nor do I
You've ruined my past
And I have acknowledged
That you have ruined my future
You are the end of my tunnel
My whiskey bottle