today is

one whole year

right?

since you

have left my

life

left me alone

with your

parents

and my own

to help with

their divorce

and deal with

my lack of

a father figure

and your mother

fights everyone

now

when she’s not

drunk in

her room

and your father

is never

home anymore

and my mother

never shows

her smile

the family from

our special place

has been hurt

young children smile

with sadness

and parents cry

so why

did you leave me

here

to deal with

what is

left

because all i ever

did for you

was keep you safe from harm