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“When What’s Important Is”


When I was a baby,

the most important person to me was my mother.

I cried when she left the room,

She was basically my only source of food.

and she loved me.

When I was a child,

the most important person to me was probably myself.

I cried when I did not get the toy I wanted so badly at the store

I basically wanted all the things my mom could not afford,

and yet she still loved me.

When was a teenager,

The most important person to me was my boyfriend,

I cried when he broke up with me because he cheated on me.

I basically soaked my moms pants from crying so much on her legs

and she still loved me.

When I became a senior,

The most important person to me was my mother.

I cried so much every day after my dad blamed my family for his unhappiness and left us.

I basically fell into a pit of depression.

But my mom was there for me through everything,

even though she was going through hard times herself.

She will always love me.

 

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