It's weird.

What was sixth grade like?
I can only remember countless frozen pizzas
and discovering eyeliner.
When I think really hard I remember Mom drinking cheap wine in the bathtub,
me spraying my hair with detangler because I didn't want to shower.
We slept in the same bed for almost a year
Did she cry at night? I don't know
But she did come home late
And two nights, I remember, not at all.
She tells me I was sick a lot
I threw up almost every day
I'm glad I don't remember that.
Who took care of me?
Who took care of Joe and Luke?
Where was Dad?
They told me he slept in a car for weeks-
Homeless.
We were all homeless.