I remember my childhood everyday I'm alive <br /> the absentee of my parents, on my own to survive. <br /> I remember only being nine and taking care of myself <br /> I stole from the store, took food from the shelf. <br /> <br /> I remember my clothes never mine and torn <br /> I started to feel I should not have been born. <br /> I ate a decent meal only once a week <br /> I never had a dad to kiss on the cheek. <br /> <br /> My dad was alive, but didn't pay me much mind <br /> my mom was the boss and would smack my behind <br /> I remember being lonely in my thoughts and my dreams <br /> I felt my young life splitting apart at the seams. <br /> <br /> My mom was as cold as any degree you have felt <br /> if it wasn't her way, she would break out the belt <br /> I remember after a while not feeling the pain <br /> of the belt, the hunger no clothes or the shame. <br /> <br /> I remember the things that happened so clear <br /> now I'm all grown up it seems to appear <br /> I now have a son who means the world to me <br /> I will show him how much fun life is supposed to be.<br /><br />Anthony E. Briguglio<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/remembering-my-childhood/
