Welcome Poem by Michelle Dragonfly

Welcome, newborn child.
Welcome to life.
Welcome to love.
Welcome to hurt.
Welcome to hypocrisy.
Welcome to sleepless nights wondering, what did I do wrong?
Welcome to pain.
Welcome to confusion.
Welcome to guesses you'll never know the truth behind.
Welcome to never knowing.
Welcome to trust.
Welcome to birth.
Welcome to death.
Welcome to the truth you never could quite find.
Welcome to secrets.
Welcome to voices in your head and yours alone.
Welcome to crying yourself to sleep.
Welcome to abandonment.
Welcome to lies.
Welcome to parents that are never really there.
Welcome to "you can tell us anything! "
Welcome to disappointment.
Welcome to creating friends to keep you alive.
Welcome to heartbreak.
But most of all, welcome to hell.