I watch you

trying to understand

that a poor woman can be intelligent

and still have a small income.

 

I watch you

trying to understand

how a good person is never rewarded

but keeps trying anyway.

 

I watch you

trying to get those interested in you

to also be interested in your interests

or else you don’t let them in

 

You think I’m trying to destroy your boundaries

just because I’m trying to get to know you

and I look like the opposite of you

 

You with the normal family

who grew up in a supportive environment

you fail to understand

that I am not a bad person because I had the opposite,

a broken home with no money

 

but I’m still a good person

with possibly a bit more depth than you have

and I understand how you think

 

As I’m always coming across it,

from people who want me to stay put.