you know you're from
a poverty-stricken family
when you're trying to
make everything fit.
like pouring more noodle
water to feed the whole
family,
struggling to use small
blanket because you do
not have the money to
buy new ones,
or fitting in a body you've
outgrown a long time ago
because you knew you
cannot afford the cost of
these changes.
when you are poor you try
to make everything fit
because you know you're
underprivileged.
⸺the impoverished
YOU ARE READING
crying over spilled milk
Poetrycrying over spilled milk is a series of poems that often forms a lump in my throat; aching and burning, waiting to be spoken. you can be upset, worried, or unhappy about something that cannot be changed.
