I remember to the tiniest detail of how their words cut through my heart.
I was very young and naive, but not enough to be useless.
Those who took me in made sure I paid for all I got from them
Even the oxygen in their home
My siblings looked up to me for the strength I didn't have until I learnt how to survive for them to survive.

I was told you will always be nothing.
I was told you will not accomplish anything.
I was told you are a waste of resources.
I was told I was too...