Least Favorite Child
there’s a new trend on tiktok
tell me you’re the least favorite child
without telling me you’re the least favorite child
the responses may be the saddest i’ve ever seen
people share stories of their childhood
forgotten in a supermarket
the only kid whose birthday went by uncelebrated each year
not invited on family vacation
my story isn’t like that
unfortunately for me
there were no witnesses
tell me you’re the least favorite child
without telling me you’re the least favorite child
one time i was home alone with my mom and she called me her slave
the word cut through me with such ease
the sharpest knife i’d ever encountered.
tell me you’re the least favorite child
without telling me you’re the least favorite child
a lie about my report card
was met with
you’re such a liar – did he even touch you?
tell me you’re the least favorite child
without telling me you’re the least favorite child
when i mustered up the courage to say
i want to die
the response?
do it then
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Damn, I’m so sorry your family made you suffer like that.
goosebumps. what an excellent “fuck you” to still be here and be writing fantastic poetry about it.
Very honest poem and it’s a good one too! Keep writing. It’s a good revenge.
Good lord, I felt this. Every line. I like the movement and the turns you took.
I’m glad you didn’t “do it then.” Can you imagine yourself saying that to an adolescent now? Let alone, your own—