Letters to Mama

February 12, 2018

Dear Mama,

I sat surrounded by the whole family, presents piled high

But you weren't there

I would stare out the window, hoping that you might care

But you never showed up, and I realized you had lied

Was it foolish of a daughter to want her mother?

I stood on the stage, listening to the audience clapping as I accepted my honor roll award

But you weren't there

I would look at all of the parents, thinking about how it wasn't fair

But you never showed up, and the dejection within me roared

Was it foolish of a daughter to want her mother?

I walked across the field, took my diploma, and faked a smile as the family cried proudly

But you weren't there

I would look at my peers' true ecstasy and let out a breath of air

But you never showed up, and I wondered what was wrong with me.

Was it foolish of a daughter to want her mother?

I graduated college and got a degree, on the way to success

But you weren't there

I would look at my coworkers and think of all of the weight I had to bare

But you never showed up, and I was a mess

Was it foolish of a daughter to want her mother?

I acquired wealth and was doing so great

You were finally there

I would look at everything I earned then look back at you with a prideful stare

You had finally showed up, but it was already too late

Was it foolish of a daughter to no longer want her mother?

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