Corrine Shoemaker Poems

You think I'm a waist of space; attention seeker & disgusting,
However did you think I just couldn't afford my place?
I didn't choose this life.
I would prefer a bed other than the streets,
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We’d be together day by day
How we would just sit there and joyfully play.
Laughs and giggles echoed on to everyone,
We’re just glad we spent them with you
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I try to mock everything you do,
Hustling around, putting on your shoes.
I just can’t seem to replace you.
Mommy wakes up screaming through the night,
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I took the humiliation and boldness at the age of seventeen,
It was even worse getting the words thrown at me.
You ruined my life I thought at the time,
Never thought I would want you back as days go by.
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