Royal throwback: Meghan Markle’s heartfelt childhood poem about living in two houses

Before Meghan Markle became a duchess living in a lavish Montecito estate, she was a child navigating life between divorced parents. A resurfaced clip from the “Harry & Meghan” Netflix series features Meghan reciting a heartfelt poem she wrote as a young girl, capturing the bittersweet reality of her upbringing.

Titled “Two Houses, Two Homes,” the poem talks about little Meghan’s longing for a “nuclear life” while adapting to living in two different households. In the poem, she sheds light on her childhood struggles,  although she emphasizes it wasn’t all bad, her words resonate with anyone who’s ever felt caught between two worlds.

“Two houses, two homes, two kitchens, two phones,

“Two couches where I lay, two places that I stay,

“Moving, moving here and there, from Monday to Friday I’m everywhere,

“Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that bad

“But often times it makes me sad,

“I want to live that nuclear life,

“With a happy dad and his loving wife,

“A picket fence, a shaggy dog,

“A fireplace with a burning log,

“But it’s not real, it’s just a dream,

“I cannot cry or even scream,

“So here I sit with cat number three,

“Life would be easy if there were two of me.”

Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, and her dad, Thomas Markle, split when she was just two. Reflecting on their modest beginnings, Meghan and Doria even revisited their old home during the docuseries, reminiscing about the simpler days.