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My Life MAG
I was two years old,
sitting in my living room
with my dad,
on a brown soft rug
in my dad's lap
and he was leaning against
a brown ugly couch. We were
watching TV in my living room
and eating popcorn,
while my mom and sister
and two brothers were
cleaning up the kitchen
after dinner.
All that I heard was the banging
and clanking of pots and pans
during the cold winter.
That was the last time that
I ever remember being with
my dad or being happy with my dad.
My parents got divorced
about three months later,
and I wasn't ever allowed
to see him again.
I think of my dad all of the time,
especially when I'm upset or when I get into
a fight with my mom.
Whenever I feel I don't want to go on living
Or I think about death or why my life
is so bad and how all bad comes my way,
I think about my dad and blame him for
the trouble he's caused my family.
When my parents first met, my mom
couldn't predict the future.
My dad became an alcoholic
and my brother decided to take after him.
This is not something that I am proud of,
nor am I ashamed because my dad is out of my life,
and my brother got help.
It was my mother who was strong and brave
and got us all through this mess.
She helped us live a healthy life,
And I am very grateful.
As far as my living room goes, the
whole entire room has been redone.
We got rid of the couch, the rug, TV, and
even the wallpaper.
and now we have a new tan L-shaped couch,
brand new Berber rug, and a big TV,
and in the winter time, we start a fire
and watch movies as a family
with my dog, Max;
We eat salty buttered popcorn,
and the kitchen is silent and we sit like
blank sheets of paper in the dark.
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