Mom and Dad

It's been seventeen years of you being unsure of where I'll end up.
If I'm safe when I miss your calls, if anyone is 'good enough' for me, or why I like being mostly alone.
It's been years of almost not making it & moments of disappointment & tears accompanied with days of no sleep. There were mistakes made & you fixing me when I broke down. I've been stubborn & I've disappeared for a short time, but I assure you, I'll never go further than your hearts.

If you want to know

If you want to know me, then I will tell you something that nobody knows.
My life was a father coming home for festivals
Arriving in his black mercedes, full of presents for my sister and I.

Life for me
was two days later when he had to leave again for work
in order to make back for the time he spent
on two girls who thought Santa was real.

My life was complicated because I fell
so much anger and love, at an early age.
Sometimes I close my eyes, and I can still see
that young girl with her wands waving in the air
to bring her father back.

My life is full of stories that I have kept inside.
But what's the point of that when you're not helping everyone.

Tell your story and let it burn within the hearts and souls, of others.
You might just end up saving someone tonight.