Growing Pains



I've been trying for so long
just to make you see;
that a lot of changes
have happened to me.
You hurt me deeply
when you were living inside.
Whenever you came
I only wanted to hide.
You seem to be trying
I can hear you cry.
I really want to help you
I'm not sure why.
I hope as we grow older
we will see the light.
Maybe we can learn
how to live and not fight.

About this poem

I wrote this in my late teens for my alcoholic absentee mother.

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Written on October 10, 1989

Submitted by Catandmon on May 26, 2023

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Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16

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