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Submitted by SLW
The Favourite Child
Write a story or poem centered around this theme.
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How can you be set up for success,
The first child of a loving marriage,
And still, fail?
How can you still grow up to be disappointing
To all around you,
No friends to talk to,
The family doesn't care,
And your boyfriend acts like you’re
Fragile.
Glass.
How can parents not know
Their daughter is drawing
Scars
All
Over
Her
Legs.
scars that never heal
How can they not realize she is acting
...
Taught to work hard since little,
Step by step we go along,
Some fall down never stand up,
Some never give up stand up straight,
Some find a way out to keep on going.
The favorite child all wanted to be,
Perfect score on the test,
Got attention from the teacher,
Politely to the people,
Respect the elders…
Say to be easy,
The action is hard,
Habit develops over time,
Not just in one day;
Those wh...
I know I’m not his favorite.
I’ve grown from overdraft payments,
Piled debt, and budget conversations.
No gold in my pockets, only in my chest,
Where those with golden status
Are missing it best.
Their glory grows to greed
Hidden behind veneers and weed
Praised despite their many cheats.
I know i’m not his favorite, but I know i’m not his worst,
Those in the light leave none for the hurt,
Livi...
Why does she make me so crazy
Then have the nerve to say baby baby
She asks me how can you hurt me
When she just knocked me to Thursday
I just can’t breathe when I see her
But then I act like a soldier
Pulling my guns like a battle
How do I let myself rattle
For weeks it’s been nothing but easy
But now I feel fucking queasy
All I want is to touch her
She acts like she’s already smothered
And ...
Once upon a time in a quaint little town,
There lived a family of great renown.
With children three, each unique and wild,
But one was known as "the favorite child."
With golden curls and eyes so bright,
She seemed to always do everything right.
Her laughter echoed through the halls,
As she danced through life, breaking walls.
The parents doted on her every move,
Praising her for all she could p...
I had always been the favorite of the spawn of my family tree
That knowledge had been crippling, debilitating, or am I lazy?
I’m writing this out to talk to my inner child
I see you boy it’s ok smile
They said you were pretty and destined for greatness
Because they saw paths and directions for you to go off in
And you wanted them all so much so you couldn’t choose which dream to live
It kept you...
All parents have favourites. That was the first thing I learnt, and that means, all parents have least favourites, like me.
That was why I ran away.
I woke up and donned my fathers best cloak, took every groat I could find, grabbed a knife and a loaf of bread, and jumped on the horse.
I rode hard, past the nearest village and onto the next, where I dismounted and led my horse to a cottage a lit...
Part of my Vanish, Background series.
My sister’s story has been told many times.
And I know she’s the one who never got the spotlight but
Now I think it’s finally time to hear my story,
My way.
I came into this world full of glee.
And a smile always on the face of me.
I never cried.
Momma never even tried.
I kept quiet until she came along.
My life was like a perfect song
Until she came along.
...
I’m the first; I have a lot of privaleges because i’m the oldest.
I’m the first; I excell so well that its an expectation, not an achievement.
I’m the first; I behave so nicely that a foot out of line is an explosion of attitude and disobedience.
I’m the first; I bite my tongue so often that speaking my mind is fighting back.
I’m the first; I push so hard that i’m lazy the moment I take a brea...
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