Just Like Him Poem by Shastina McElmurry

I went home with guilt in my eyes.
With alcohol on my breath my mom starts to cry.
She knows that i will end up just like him.
In trouble with the law hanging on by a stem.
Trying to drink my pain away.
Getting more worthless day by day.
My bloodshot eyes ruin my parents trust.
But all i can think about is that dirty lust.
Lost in my meth addiction.
The drugs are serving me with a life time conviction.
My parents hang there head in shame cuz they raised a failure daughter.
But the truth is im just following in the footsteps of my father.