Mom Poem by jasmine ware

I wrote a poem about me
And got yelled at non sympathetically
Hearing my mother call me selfish
Trying to explain the problem to her
But im helpless
She doesn’t listen when I speak
As if only what she has to say is worth hearing
Im not sure she understands the situation
Or the point of view im trying to make
I thought the poem I wrote was positive
And she took it in negatively
The pain I feel to hear her say im selfish
And never should’ve wrote it
When that poem was truly how I felt
My sensitiveness that I hold within me
I let it out and it felt good
Never meant to make you angry
I was just being me
Me the girl my mother doesn’t understand
If only you would just listen
And stop overacting mom
u would understand
I mean well
Im just having a hard time to show you and dad
That im truly trying to be better with everything
I just want you to listen to me
But if you cant do that
Its ok
I love you either way
When you listen it creates a conflict or an understanding
Just as long as you listen
that’s all that truly matters to me
All a child wants is to be listened to