A life worth living

All he ever wanted ,was a family life where he could thrive.
A small little boy ,needing mommy and daddy ,had to learn all alone to survive.
A mothers resentment that damaged and hurt. Pools of loneliness so deep he could drown.
Caused a damage so deep , he could ne er be fixed,and so lost, he could never be found.
Imagine a child so lonely and sad,from the deep seeded need hes denied.
Always wondering why he was treated so bad.
And made fun of and bullied when he cried.
He acheived adolescence with no self esteem.
Not encouraged for anything good
It seemed that his future was iffy at best , unable to grow like he should.
His parents ignored all they did to this boy, never caring that they were to blame.
But they were the ones who were really at fault.
Without a single feeling if shame.
In time he was labeled a problem.
He was cloaked in a blanket of shame
So no one believed that anything good
Could have anything to fo with his name
Adulthood became problematic
Being a convict was all that he knew.
His poor life was so institutionalized
So his criminal records just grew.
But he wanted to prove he was worth it.
He knew somewhere down deep he was good. He found education behind prison bars,
And he made all the best grades that he could.
The person he was is a thing of the past.
Lives a life he saw only in dreams. He showed them all that his life was worth living.
And it wasnt that hard to acheive.
Today that misunderstood convict,
Has a wife and some kids of his own.
He makes it a point to show how much he loves them
Showing the love that he never was shown.