I tried to be everything you wanted me to be,
but it’s obvious that I failed you againandagainandagain.

Your lips brushed past mine with a brisk coolness
that sent a violent shiver down my spine.

Your eyes looked right past my lies
and saw that I really was sorry,
and that I really needed to get away from you,
and I’m sorry you had to see something so painful.

I know it hurts to see the rage on my face
and hear the high-pitched sobs echoing from my lips.

I knew from the start that you were oblivious,
but not noticing when I wasn’t home,
not even in the neighborhood,
was something I thought you wouldn’t do.

I guess I was wrong again.

The twists and turns in your emotions
have me tying my heart in knots
and ripping out the chunks that can’t keep up.

The indifference on your face doesn’t faze me;
it’s nothing new,
because you never showed your emotions when they were strongest.

You and I are the perfect pair,
a mother and daughter
made to match.