Strength through adversity

Struggling, hungry, abandoned, lonely. Are these words I identify with? Yes Who am I? I am your elderly parent left abused and molested, to die in foster care Told them that they were too old to work, with no use left in their aging body I am that animal that you didn’t like enough at the shelter Looking scruffy with my owner abusing me as will euthanasia I am that homeless guy you tell to get a job as you walk to your fruitless corporate cubicle Perhaps he was like you, but you judge without empathy I am that dirty child in the classroom who you assume will amount to nothing So instead of fostering learning, you ignore me Finally, I am that girl, the one who grew up with nothing given The one who is fighting tooth and nail to swim through the statistics that are against her I am the one drowning in debt to get somewhere only imaginable in far off dreams Through pain, I am the one with rose colored glasses And I am the one with hope for the future So Hope, strength, empowerment, motivation. Are these words I identify with? Yes.