I go to work, I come home

I sometimes talk to you, on the phone

I watch TV, I go to bed

I didn't hear, what you said

You pack

The starlight silhouette

As I watch you leave

Taking with you everything

That meant anything to me

The glimmer

Each day I awoke I felt your presence
That pressure on me was so immense
For I was but a child too
And I just didn't know what

What happened mother dear?
You gave birth to me,
Then parted ways,
Perhaps out of fear.

I grew up not knowing why,
I asked

Ever touch, every word

Was a lie.

Every moment wasted

You’ve forgotten.

Every time your eyes snag mine

I know that