Dear Mom.

Where were you when I woke up at night scared and alone?
Where were you when I needed help with homework?
Where were you when I needed a shoulder to cry on?
Where were you when I needed my mother by my side?

You were drunk
You were with a new boyfriend
You were working too late
You weren't here
You missed so much in my life

I fought a heavy battle called depression
I found out my sexuality
I grew up without my mother
I learned to do things on my own
I learned that in life I can’t really depend on anyone; even my own mother.

Where am I now?
17 and living far, far away from you
Living my life without you
Questioning what I did wrong
Then moving on

Why don’t you want me?
What did I do wrong mom?

Where are you now mom?
Not with me..