Thank you so much wildflower. And you're right in a way. I use my poetry as my own form of therapy. I've written a whole series of poems on the bad things that have happened in my life, and each one has helped me a little. I've even started posting them in the Creative Corner here.
It's just that I've finally realized this might be more than I can do on my own. So I'm glad I found this site.
I'm sorry to hear about your mom and dad. I'm adopted (which says only a little about my biological mother, compared to the other things she did) and have an idea of how that neglect could have shaped you in life. And I myself never knew my biological father. I am slowly losing my adopted father to his old age though (he's 85 this year). I've always known he was going to die, but now that that time is just on the horizon...I realized knowing and understanding are not the same thing.
Again, thank you for the reply. It really does mean a lot to me.