Life Sucks! Poem by Angel Fury

When people say that life sucks,
They don't know what their talking about,
If they knew how my life was,
They wouldn't scream or shout.

They would become a mute,
And get lost in this world,
To shed some light on the situation,
Allow my past to un-furl.

My dad and my mom fought in my room,
I was only five!
Sometimes I wonder to myself,
Why am I still alive?

They divorced not long after that,
And it was rough on me,
I went back and forth between two places,
Good thing I had both keys.

Everything was fine,
Till dad started drinking,
Some days he slapped me across the face,
Without even thinking.

My dad beat my brother,
Yeah he was drunk then too,
I will never forget my brother's screams,
That's why I pity da foo!

Now we live with our mom,
And money is tight at the moment,
She just got her job back,
Good thing we don't pay rent.

So next time you say life sucks,
Look at what you've got,
It's probably better than what I have,
A sleeping bag, and cot.