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Born into a poor wanting family
beaten senseless as a kid
lived on the streets
found warmth in the embrace of a heating vent
Did some bad stuff
sniffed glue
broke in and entered, robbed a shop
was punished with home detention
Hit the wall, volunteered for
rehab, and stomach pumping
returned to your orphanage
to discover your siblings had been adopted abroad
Didn't grieve, didn't know how
held it together
for the longest time
almost served your punishment
Unprepared for adulthood, you turned eighteen
birthday present was a government payout
the leaving of your supposed home
and way too much freedom for an unparented child
Registered your detention at a friends flat
squandered your money
blew your friends
and sank fast
With options running out
you crashed at your mum's
curled up in the arms of her addictions
and fought for survival
Authorities rejected your new address
had rescued you once, didn't want to do it again
so with no dwelling to call your home
your were forced to break your home detention
Police came knocking
as you went into hiding
running from homelessness and past crimes
straight into the cradle of old habits
Old crimes
an incomplete punishment
for no fixed abode
earned you two years
Rescued
in another institution
to serve the punishment
of a lovelorn life.
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