To The Mother That...

To the mother that never cared

about me or my brother.

To the mother that showed no interest in me,

or even her newest lover.

To the mother that never gave me hugs

or bothered to fix me supper.

To the mother that watched me cry

and simply passed me off to some other.

To the mother that never applauded

my exemplary grades.

To the mother that spent all of her money

on better things than me when she got paid.

To the mother that always looked out for her own needs,

while mine were a distant second.

To the mother that would give me no love,

even though I would beckon

To the mother that treated me

as though I was nothing.

I've taken what you've done to me

and turned my life into something.

And all of the bad years

of doing things for myself

made more independent.

I depend on me, and no one else.

So to the mother

that never was a mother,

I thank you for teaching me

that I must take care of others.