Seems I’m just an inconvenience
A chore, a pain, a bother
You’d think you’d want to help me
After all ….. I am your mother.
But, when I ask you to come over
Guess it feels like drudgery
Taking time out of your busy day
To spend some time with me.
You don’t want to watch a movie
Have some lunch, a cup of tea
Guess I’m boring and annoying
All you want to do …. is leave.
Like a child, I’m reprimanded
You look down your nose at me
Don’t want to take me to the store
To buy some things I need.
I seldom go to your house
Seems I’m always on my own
Eating dinner at the table
Feeling sad and so alone.
Can’t imagine what I did wrong
Seems you’re lacking empathy
How I wish things could be different
That you’d want to be with me.
You take me to appointments, yes
To the doctor regularly
Pick up my prescriptions
But, complain so bitterly.
It’s hell being so dependent
Always asking for your help
As though I am a burden
Wish you knew …. just how I felt.
Try stepping into my shoes
Know what I feel each day
Know the fear of getting older
As my life …. just slips away.
I’m more than an obligation
Wish you’d treat me differently
But, I can’t change your disposition
Or your personality.
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