We all want to run away
When things aren't going as planned
When tears are near falling
and your fists are clenched in anger
Or when your sister is crying
because mom yelled at her
Or when the middle child gave up on life
because mother gave up on her
Or when the mother yells because nobody
does anything in the house
Yet me the oldest does everything along side
her boyfriend who puts up with
it all and nobody says nothing
for nothing is ever heard
even if you screamed
it's like you're mute
no words come out
nobody cares...
When you're the one cooking and feeding
your siblings because your mother
Uses here stroke as an excuse
to get by with her motherly duties
When you have school, and graduating
to worry about yet all you
do is slave over the sink cleaning dishes
that were already done
How can you smile when you're the mother
and the real one is to dedicated to her phone
texting one of many guys that want to
"get with her"
Because she labeled herself as a slut
over one heartbreak
How can you ever be free when
all you do is work
How can you smile when
every time you try you hear your mother
say
"if I fall its your fault"
"if I die, you'll be fine without me"
It's like there is a clock inside
your brain going
tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
ready to explode
So much time to wait
so little patience
So much anger, so little happiness
How can you keep fighting
When you are constantly crying
in your boyfriends arms
cause your mom says you're
not good enough
Cause you're jeans are too big
When nothing you do is good enough,
When asking for money is too much
When needing new clothes is impossible
because your other sisters
are more important
So you're tired
You close your eyes
you'll never win
Maybe one day
You'll have you're own apartment
Your own family
You're own happiness
Working toward a good life
not the prison you are
currently trapped in
