separation that lead to abandoment

family that scatters all over like roaches no support from immediate ones who are suppose to mentor like coaches not even the fact of argument it has been years of dominance where empowerment became one's own monument my voice to express myself became irrelevant like an old show stored away in a basement me being my own man became a threat to family like society's view of a latino being misunderstood it goes beyond than just leaving the hood it was time for me to leave because simply i just could there are no regrets in my actions yet, family try to gossip and form unusual factions for them, their attacks is with guilt for me, my defenses is courage in which i am built for them, it was abandonment for me , it was freedom i live my life with grace this is no longer a race although i am by myself at least i can sleep in peace and shave with my eyes wide open