all to yourself and
how good the water felt when you got your bath
from one of those
big tubs that folk in chicago barbecue in
and somehow when you talk about home
it never gets across how much you
understood their feelings
as the whole family attended meetings about Hollydale
and even though you remember
your biographers never understand
your father's pain as he sells his stock
and another dream goes
And though you're poor it isn't poverty that
concerns you
and though they fought a lot
it isn't your father's drinking that makes any difference
but only that everybody is together and you
and your sister have happy birthdays and very good
Christmases
Just because the narrator was poor, and their parents fought a lot. That didn’t seem to phase them. Also, the dad would often drink, but that also didn’t seem to phase them. 
 Through the trials and tribulations, the author was able to find solace in knowing that her/his family was together. That notion appears to be more important and valuable than money and his/her father’s sobriety.
Nikki-Rosa