Mother #3
Mother,
Do you know you are what holds me back?
It’s hard to control myself,
But you are the one who reminds me to bite my tongue
And I try,
I try so hard
But it’s like you don’t even see me anymore.
What must I ask forgiveness for?
I can only see you and all you do seperate from me
You don’t even know don’t know how to talk to me.
Why should I not be upset?
I have these ingrown regrets.
Mother.
Can’t you see I love you
Despite my oddity
And being this anomaly
I can only want to be
Someone who is not a burden
Hurting in silence
Crying by myself
Do you think anybody sees the real me?
Mother.
How can I not be better than all the others?
You do what you do because you love me
But this is not a phase
And though you raised a child
You bore a warrior
Soul made of human mistakes
Heart like a star's core
But, Mother
Why must I hold my tongue anymore
What is it for?
I can not ignore
The imploring from my subjects
You see I can’t be perfect
Because I’m not
Born human
Some part missing
And I love you but sometimes it’s hard to show you
MOTHER!
SEEMEFORMEANDWHOICOULDBE
ALLTHATIAMANDALLIWANTTOBE
THISWORLDISUNPREPAREDFOR ME
ANDYOUSEEIT’SHARDTOREPAIRBONDS
LONG gone
My father is gone
And I’m the oldest one
The one who isn’t perfect
The one who wrote this and spoke this crying
My father is gone
And my sisters know now of the pain and the sorrow
That I have to wake up to tomorrow
Knowing
How bad this world is
How bad my life is
How bad my mind is
And how my past is constantly haunting me
And how my future terrifies me always daunting over me
It’s exhausting honestly
I’ve awoken to being more broken
Mother
I never wanted it to happen this way
But I can’t let you be worried for me any longer
I have to be stronger
For you
For them
For me
I must grow more
Mom
I can’t hold out much longer
But I’ll do it as long as you hold on
Please hold on
Mom
I’ve changed so much
Do you know me
Show me where I went wrong
When did I fail you
Mom
Why does it have to be here I see failure
After being exceptionally gifted in everything I do
Why did I fail you
Mom
I love you so much
Do you know that?
I look around me
And find myself in your embrace
Best I could ask for,
Where did I fail?
Mom
I didn’t mean to destroy your life
Mom
I didn’t mean anything
Mom
please hear me
i wish you could hear me
but your a million light years away
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