Children Learn What They Live When I was young I saw a lot of things; I learnt about my purpose And how I should be treated; Since I've been alive, Or maybe since the age of five I saw my daddy drinking Drowning his sorrows and sinking; Chugging down the bottles, Full ahead the throttle; Lesson one; I learnt, Never cry or show pain, Keep it all hushed up inside; When I turned six, I watched him get his fix, Alcohol, smoke and crack, Which was a hell of a whack; Lesson two: I learnt, Ignoring the pain, Drowning the thoughts work; I crept down one eve, And was shouted at to leave, I saw my mamas eye, It was purple like a pie, She cried and cried and screamed at me, Told me Daddy wasn't mean; Lesson three: I learnt When someone hits you It's not their fault, stuff happens; When I watched the Telly, I saw a fat fat belly And thought about me tummy How people looked at me funny, I started skipping breakfast I always wanna be the thinnest; Lesson four: I learnt, Thin is pretty, No one likes fat; When I turned ten, I dropped school... again, Avoided all the bullies And people wearing hoodies, Hiding from the guys And all those dreadful lies; Lesson five: I learnt Schools for the rough ones, The ones who wanna fight; On my sweet sixteenth, I wore my baggy jeans And a Long sleeved top, Wanting all this to stop; I hid my skinny rib cage, My eyes sunken with age; Covered all the harsh hits But really I just wanna quit; Spirits linger on the tongue, I no longer look young; As I stand in the mirror I whisper to myself, 'At least I'm normal...' --- Inspired by @KT77 so thank you ❤