Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

MICHELLE (MY SO-CALLED MOTHER)

By: A D HOLLAND

DO YOU REMEMBER ME?
ALL ALONE, YOU LEAVE ME BE.
YOU HAVEN'T BOTHERED WITH ME IN AWHILE,
DO YOU REMEMBER ME? I'M YOUR CHILD.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS PUSHED ME AWAY,
YOU PUSH ME AWAY MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY.
YOU HAVE NEVER LOVED ME, I FEEL,
YOUR LOVE FOR ME HAS NEVER BEEN REAL.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS TOLD ME I WAS A MISTAKE,
BUT THIS MISTAKE YOU DID MAKE.
WHY DO I GET THE BLAME,
WHY DO I HAVE TO FEEL ASHAMED?

THE SHAME OF BEING UNWANTED.
THE SHAME THAT, AT 30 YEARS OLD, STILL LEAVES ME HAUNTED.
WHY AM I THE ONE YOU PUSH ASIDE AND SHOVE?
WHY AM I THE ONE WHOM YOU DO NOT LOVE?

IS IT WHAT THEY ALL SAY?
"I'M LIKE MY FATHER IN EVERY WAY?"
DO YOU HATE ME FOR THAT REASON TOO?
IS THAT WHY YOU LEAVE ME FEELING SO BLUE?