Somber Under the Rainbow (pt1)

1.
Beyond the borders
Of broken promises
And shattered dreams
Lives the fairytale lies of home,
And I’m stuck somewhere in between.
I left a life of bruises
And uncaring parents;
A mother who overdoses
On bottles of oxycotin,
Trying to numb the pain
Of a drunk violent husband
Who abuses her teenage daughter.
To live a life of loneliness
On the unforgiving streets.
A junkie by the light of day
And a prostitute by night,
Whatever it takes
To keep the needle in my veins.
As the sun sets on my life
I begin giving myself
To hordes of strange men
More gentle than my father.
This glamorous life is no paradise,
But sometimes I thank God,
It’s no place like home.