Oh my, oh mother
Oh my, oh mother
Where would you be?
Without the love
Given away freely
Oh my, oh mother
What went wrong?
That you had to resort
To the uglies of life
Oh my, oh mother
Did you think about me?
When you snorted up the numbness
That set you free
Oh my, oh mother
Why did you break?
Was it me?
Was I too much?
Oh my, oh mother
I thought you bought it
The smile plastered to my face the whole time
When all the things were chaos
Oh my, oh mother
I am so sorry
For I deceived you
And let you believe
That I believed you
When you said you would stop
And when everything would be okay
For I knew it wouldn't
I knew it would never be fine
Cause he would always hand you the pipe
And you would always fall deeper
And later the one you trusted
The one who handed you the numbness you craved
Would raise his hand to strike you again
You would fall to the ground defenseless
And I would hide in the closet screaming
I should have come out
I should have protected you
I should have loved you
I should have been the one
The one on the ground defenseless
The one with the red nose and sniffles
The one broken and abused
The one sad and alone
I am so sorry
For I have let you down
I have not let go
For I am the monster with the hand hand in the air about to strike.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Wow, I can't say I feel the same way about my mom, but that you would do that shows that you really love her. Powerful words.