I've been left alone for way too long,

I've lost count of how long its been,

I just know its been at least a few years,

My memories fade into one,

The scrutiny that they give is a dance,

That I shall never learn,

People say I pull away,

But everything I have done was for them,

I'm not cold,

I'm not a brat,

I’m just a kid who has to act like an adult,

To the adults that I live with,

To my siblings who never understand,

I contort my way in,

Just to be cast out once again,

I forgot how to trust,

With some words barreling through my love,

With a gusto of pain,

The last time someone has ever said something to me,

Was to mock my name.