daughter

catefrances

did you hear
the one about
the girl
whose mother
signed her life away
so she could have a life
for years
they came to her
taking from her
a wreck on the highway
voices in her head
no one knows what they said
she wasn't telling
a sunny day
when she came calling
her mother opens the door
recognition
fake smile
fake concern
fake apologies
justifying to herself
her selfishness
her callous actions
she welcomes her in
neglect redemption
begging for mercy
like the child
all those years ago
the blinds are drawn
she feels nothing
for the mother now
eyes staring
life draining
welcome to my world
mother dear