She\'s a sister, yet no siblings
A daughter with no mother, and someone else\'s father.
A niece, but with no-one to keep her secrets,
A child with no family
Loved but not cherished
Cared for, with no commitment
Counted, but not included.
But,
She\'s strong when she could have been weak,
Survived where she could have just cried,
Healed when she should have been broken,
Learnt to love where she could have hated,
Forgiving, but doesnt forget
Built a family out of friends,
Is a mother, when she didn\'t learn how.