15 years
I thought it was different.
I thought we were a real example
and that our problems
were never that big.

For several years
I've been seeing that everything I thought
was wrong.
"Well he's on his medication."
"No, it's not that this time. We're just not as important."

It made me cry when my
mom and dad cursed.
They are the nicest
people in the world.
I thought, besides money,
there was nothing wrong.

Sure, they're still alive,
and grandmas too,
and they're not divorced.
We didn't grow up
just to die.
They have problems too.

"We're not going to go tonight."

And for 15 years
I lived in ignorance
and thoguht we were all
fine
all the time.
And they only thing I do
when I realize this
is write a poem.

11/04/2005

Author's Note: "I tried, but it died."

Posted on 11/05/2005
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