This is How I Feel By Caroline RT

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This is How I FeelBy Caroline RT
Happy. This is how I feel when I remember
home, When I remember Mama, And when I remember
my friends. When I think of the starts that used
to shine so brightly, When I think of the warm
breeze, And when I know there was a time When no
one was worried. This is how I feel when I
remember. Sad. This is how I feel when I look
around, When I see this shattered home, When the
forsty wind bites me and says, You dont belong
here. When Papa says he will take me to
school, But I cannot go because we have no
home. I feel as though it is all my fault. This
is how I feel when I look around.
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Angry. This is how I feel when I
consider, Consider the way people look at us, And
the way they treat us. When Pap doesnt get
paid, And we spend another day praying. When I
know our prayers our empty, Empty and
hopeless. This is how I feel when I
consider. Sick. This is how I feel when I
worry, Worry about my illness. When I am scared
that I will die, And when I am scared that Papa
will too. If he dies, I will have no one, I will
be alone, Alone with my cough. This is how I feel
when I worry.
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Tired This is how I feel when the day is
done. When more suffering has passed. When
everyday my cough gets stronger, When I lie down
to sleep, And I watch the empty, starless
sky, And I breathe the empty, frozen air. When I
am drifting off to sleep in an unfamiliar
world, Hoping that tomorrow will be better. This
is how I feel when the day is done.