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Two Houses
“It's not so bad,” they say.
“You get two Christmases,” they say.
“Two birthdays too,” they say.
I guess it's not so bad
Being told left and right it's not so bad
It's not so bad because you don’t have to hear them fight
Not so bad because you get two of everything
Not so bad; it's better this way
It seems better at first
Two homes is your normal
Two families is your normal
But then you grow up
And you see other families
Until you realize it's not
It's not better at all
Because unlike other kids
You have two christmases
And two birthdays
And two houses
Family dinners
Family vacations
Family outings
Family this…family that
All filled with laughter you have never heard
Having two backpacks
One for school
One for clothes and makeup
Living out of this one bag
Because unlike other kids
You have two christmases
And two birthdays
And two houses
I have a home
I have two
But still I feel homesick
When I see my friends
Who only have one
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