No More Safety Net Poem by Karen Degnan-foiles

No more is there a safety net
To save me from myself

I'll be living on my own again
No longer will you save the day

I depended on you for so many things
Fix the car and pay the bills

Now I wish I'd paid attention
When you tried to teach me

No more are you my safety net
When I crumble into tears

You're always there when I needed you
Now it'll never be the same

Oh how I needed you by my side
Oh god, how will I get by