If you're fortunate enough to have supportive parents
Thank the good Lord every day for blessing you with a family
It's more priceless than any worldly possession
The love you get from them is crucial for your progression

When others say "I love Mom and/or Dad", I cannot relate
I walked away from their emotional abuse, no longer a victim of hate
Holidays have become just another dreadful day
I force myself to live for my kids, read my Bible, and pray

When God is all I have I count it all joy
Only his tender mercy can fill this empty void
It seems He is the only one who has walked my path
He will always be the only parent I never had

Excluded from gatherings and events, and always the last one
To hear about any kind of news, sometimes I feel shunned
I try so hard to fit into a world where I just don't belong
I find myself in solitude with my fiction, poetry, and songs

It blocks out the reality of being the family's scapegoat
God shelters me from storms more efficiently than a raincoat
The fact that I'm still sane and alive is a miracle itself
When the world turns its back on me, Jesus is my help

I write therapeutically in hopes to someday change the world
To shine a light of compassion and grace to every boy and girl
The generation behind me needs to know they aren't alone
I pray they'll be inspired by my works long after I'm dead and gone

If I have nothing left at all, at least I have pen and paper
And faith in God as big as a mountain that will never waiver