Definition of Nothing
I came up from nothing, the metaphor isn’t lofty yet let me break it down to the tiniest piece: That's watching pops pop out of character, masking the wrinkles of worries on his forehead with a forced smile that should inspire hope but dashes any I have in getting my demands met. Demands crucial to children he termed whims. See, that's a hike with every trip in and out of school; sunshine frying my skin on a skillet and squeezing out any delight in hiking; singlet wetter than a pool. Soon, my once light brown complexion became swart. Listen, that's life in a thriller: soundtracks composed of pops’ yelling, brewed from the belly of want; mom's whispering murmur, always wishing for more; and storms from the raging sea of little pocket neighbours and an impatient landlord. Look, that's being placed on a diet loaded with crap: insults, ridicules, bullying from the well-to-dos, bland meals from want of choice filled with bones of disappointment and starvation...