All I Need

I sit on the curb late at night pondering all the wrong I have done. 

Like the time I cheated on my chemistry quiz in the eleventh grade. 

Or when I put my boyfriend before my life long friends. 

When I lied to my best friend about the smallest things. 

I procrastinate on most of my school papers. 

I cram for tests the night before. 

I stay out after curfew. 

 

I am found drowning in my tears. 

When you ask why I'm out in the cold.

I tell you,

"Mom, I sit here scared because I regret all of the bad I've done. 

I ponder about life and my wrongdoings. 

I only started to cry when I realized the worst thing I could do. 

 Mom, I'm aftraid I will lose you.

You never left when I sat awake at 3 am. studying

You stuck by me when I lost my best friend over a dumb boy. 

You waited up until I got home only to give me a hug. 

You always answered the phone when I needed rescuing.

I'm scared Mommy. 

Because you are all I need. 

 

This poem is about: 
My family

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