A Letter To My Mom
Dear mama what's your favorite drink
I'll mix it up for you throw in a little love and cyanide
What's your high is it my smile or the smell of booze
What's one more drink when you have nothing left to lose
Dear mama come sleep in my bed
I promise to hold you and keep you safe
I promise to love you and remind you that you'll always be my mother
Whether I like it or not
Mama can you braid my hair and paint my nails
Can hold me close and remind me what real love feels like
Mama do you know what real love feels like
Mama can you teach how to do my make up and read
Can you teach me what a real man looks like
Mama did you know what a real man looks like
Did you know that you would be the star of my tragedy
Or that you would never really get to know the real me
Do you know when I lost respect for you
Or was that memory lost in a black out
Mama I don't know what you meant by I'll never be 6’4 or how I'll never be able to live next door
But i do know what you meant by I'm better than you'll ever be or my story will never be a tragedy no matter how many times I write it
You are the star mama but the brightest stars burn out the fastest and you were always the brightest to me
I hear your wails at night over your failing liver
You used to be the gold but you can't even place silver
I promised you I would be a winner
No matter how many drinks sliver down your scorched throat you have never lied
But mama do you know how to be honest
Do you see the future that's been laid upon us
You said in the quiet our souls meet
But I don't even think you know what thats means
So look me in the eye mama
Are these brown orbs big enough bright enough sad enough for you to change your ways
I guess not