Neglected. (Based on a true story)

Neglected (Based on a true story)

Smashed straight out her face, 

Mum didn’t notice me,

I mean they were there but they weren’t,

Because they were out of it,

I wanted to go school,

Because I didn’t want a life like my parents,

It’s like there is only hell here, 

Can’t find the stairs to heaven,

I tried to speak to school,

But they didn’t listen, 

So you put on a smile and pretend everything is ok,

Then you even fool yourself to thinking you're

Blessed, 

I was often left by myself, 

I felt so lonely and alone,

Even though I had my parents there,

I felt so alone, 

I tried to talk to them about their drug use, 

They denied it and kept yelling so I left, 

It was like everyone hated me,

So I overdosed, there was no way out

That’s how I felt,

I used to think it was my fault,

That mum took drugs, 

But she made her own choices,

And I couldn’t do anything to change that fact,

 I didn’t want to follow her path,

I didn’t want to do drugs like her, 

Neglect my children,

A dark childhood without a mother and father, 

Smashed straight out her face, 

Mum didn’t notice me,

I mean they were there but they weren’t,

Because they were out of it.

- SOPHIE

(Written by Mitak Ahmed)