What A Family Is Like:

I ran off on my own
Away from an abusive family,

When I was young
I'd dream of being taken
By DHS, because it's better than
The house I was in

Guess no one cared
Since that didn't happen
But it made me the man
I know I am

Now I raise my kids
Differently
I won't judge them
Like my parents judged me
I refuse to hate him
If he's afraid to let me in

I refuse to be my father
I'm not gonna be my mother
I'm much taller
I act much older

I want my daughter
To love me,
I want her
To be accepting,
As well as accepted

Unlike what my family did

Because I don't want her
To run off on her own,
She needs to know
She has a home,
No matter who she is,
I can handle it,
But girl,
You better wait for that
First kiss,

One day I heard her
In her room,
Saw her
With grown up hands together,
Saying,
I'm glad I'm their daughter,
I couldn't ask for more,

That made my heart melt
And tears come to my eyes,
I finally understood
What a real family is like,
I finally knew,
I did something right.

I went to bed that night
with a smile on my face
thanking God,
for their mistakes,
because it made me
a better man,
it made me who I am...