the vision left inside not fading
endless horrors re-lived
flowers in the attic
mommy dearest who won't let go
back from the dead
the grave that she was given
away from her tomb
the place she laid to rest
another walking corpse
another soul she tries to claim
the mother wanting pity
the mother wanting comfort
a release from her guilt
and the self made trial that she made
a bleeding heart, an open wound
the waves of sorrow and the broken home
the empty soul, the life she lost
a mother with a mission
no remorse, no apology that she gives
a mother now demanding
a mother now cold
a mother now alone
and wishing she was more
a letter in the mail
a mother on her knees
a mother in a plea
asking to forgive her
and forgive all the mistakes
asking for a chance
and to forgive her on the past
and here it is "mommy"
the nightmares and the scars
the door that's shut
and the time I've lost
the goodbye that's here
the ending shown
the path I'm on
the game we play
the paint we wear
the mask that's known
another costume, another act
another script that you have read
preying on my conscience
and workin up the tears
trying to be the mother you never were
trying to be the parent
pretending that you care
saying that you love me
and then you walk away
saying that you need me
and then you start to leave
a mother I can't trust
a mother I don't know
