Mom Poem by Karen Miller

Your so domineering
To the naked eye
You think you can control me
All you do is make me cry

For so long now I wanted
To tell you how I feel
The pain is fresh inside me
How can I ever heal

I tried so many times to tell you
Just how bad it was for me
You just ignored my cries
You ever could really see

I was hurtinting on the inside
As well as the out
But my cries went unheard
It made me want to shout

I finally gave up trying
For you to see my way
I knew it was a hopeless plan
You wanted me to stay

Each time I tried to leave
You sent me back to him again
You even tried to kidnap me
I thought you were going to be my friend

I lost all my trust in you
As well as myself right now
How can I ever be strong again
That's something I never could allow

Not thinking I could ever live
With all this pain inside
I carried it with me for so long
Always trying to hide

I'm trying to see the truth of it
How I couldn't change a thing
The only thing I need to change
Is my guilt is what I'm feeling

You can't control me now
I'm taking the pain away
Starting fresh with everything
Is how I feel today