You Don'T Know Me. Poem by Tiffany Lynn

I'm not normal,
in a way I'm different from....different.
I wake up normally,
and I get dressed just like everybody else.
but then when people come around,
I'm something different.

I come home from school,
nothing unusual,
until the yelling starts.

I understand you work hard for what I got,
but why take it out on me?
I didn't ask for this pain.
I understand you go through a lot,
but I do too.
I've lost friends and relatives,
and I'm more than you think.

I go through depression,
arguments,
life challenges,
and changes,
and I'm what?
14.

I shouldn't have to go through this at my age,
I shouldn't even have to know what this stuff is.
But, that's because nobody's there to help.
That's right;
You don't know me.