A restless night,
a sleepless bed
a child stays awake
Worried for herself
worried for her family
worried for her mommy and daddy
The angered shouts spread to her room
She hugs her teddy bear tight
and wishes she didn't have to choose
Her mommy says she loves her more than daddy
and says bad things about him
Daddy kisses another women
and tells her not to tell mommy
More yelling
A year passes
She doesn't like the new mommy,
daddy has chosen
She doesn't like the new daddy
mommy has
New mommy asks to see the family picture
she drew
The new mommy wants to know why she's not in the picture
The little girl says
'I choose what I wanted, I wanted to keep my family'
Emily Agud
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/choice-81/
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