Got a new video game Had homework too Played my new console Forgot my assignment Went to school Didn’t turn my work in My grade dropped I got worried Parents saw They started scolding me Got grounded I became unhappy Went to school again Refused to do work Grades kept dropping Parents grew angrier I didn’t care They sat me down to talk I walked out on them Left my house Went into the city The alleyways The bars Found a gang that liked me Gave me a cigarette I tried it And loved it Grew an addiction And continued smoking Got introduced to alcohol Couldn’t get enough Went to a bar to celebrate Found a hot dude We left to a hotel Spent the night together Woke up The space in my bed was empty He was gone All my valuables gone I ran to the bathroom Threw up A year later... I’m barely alive With a baby in my arms So lonely Little money Minimum wage My job as a waitress is hard No one to watch my boy Complaints from customers “You’re fired!” Couldn’t pay rent Got kicked out Lived on the streets Begged for money My boy quickly grew Didn’t have food Started to starve Finally went to a shelter Got proper treatment Found another job Stable income Could afford another place A babysitter too Kept working hard 5 years later... Living in a house My boy is doing so well in school Decided to reward him Saved up enough money To buy him a video game