Disposable by Protyus A. Gendher (2022)
Disposable
“Family,” Here we go again
Another group of others welcome me in
They say how much they love me
And say things that make me feel worthy
And the sweeter words they talk
The more it’s going to hurt me
I’m sure that they mean that they like me for now
I’m sure they just don’t understand how
It’s gonna feel when they draw the lines
Between me having needs, and a family that’s not mine.
And I thought I knew better than to fall for it again
To keep it in my head that we’re just very special friends
But I let myself feel like I could really belong
Where everything I did or needed wouldn’t just be wrong
But once again when it came time to let me be a person too
My guard let down, I asked for help, with something that’s ripping me in two
I’m told that I have no right to ask for such a thing
How dare I approach their family so selfishly
And once again the line is drawn and I’m here on my own
Literally all I was asking for was a kind respectful home
Once again, I learn my lesson, that I’m not family
My feelings and needs don't matter, just my gullibility.
Marriage is Human Trafficking.
I invite you to prove me wrong, but you have to read it first!

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