I Remember Poem by Michael Burgess

My mother doesn't love me, and only cares about her dope,
My father, he's a dead beat drunk who can't stay off the streets.
And thats all I really know, or at least all that I've ever been told.
I admit I didn't have them growing as a kid, or even now
But for some odd reason I'd felt those words were false.
I remember the words "don't worry, we'll all be together again soon"
It took a few years for me to learn that that wasn't true.
But even so, no one could make me believe that my mother didn't love me.
I remember the ten birthdays I had without my parents,
Which led me to believe what I had heard was true.
Maybe they didn't love me.
I remember my drunken father mumble words to me as he was kicked out the house.
I remember opening the front door to policemen
Who arrested him in front of me.
I remember when my life started changing for the worse.
Depression clouded my mind,
Unpleasant thoughts were being led to my head.
But I learned to cope.
I remember how my once loved grandma became my worst enemy
I remember deciding to live in a facade.
Hiding my past from everyone and anyone.
Feeling ashamed, or even scared to even mention it.
I remember all of my friends that I have made,
Most never knowing my true story,
I remember being told how well I faked it all,
From someone I've never told.
I remember being laughed at and being took as a joke, when I said I could care less about my life.
But most importantly I remember my 4 younger siblings,
Watching
Waiting
For me to succeed.