Mama I'm Sorry
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Georgia Mancini, Grade 10
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Poetry
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2012
Mama I'm sorry I'm not your perfect little girl
I say things and do things that I don't mean at all
I know it's not hard to forgive and difficult to forget
All the things that I've said that you'll say I'll regret
Mama I'm sorry I'm not your perfect little girl
You've bruised and battered me
But I stood like a stone
And tried not cry as you could see
And now, that you are gone from my life
I feel so alone you see
Empty, shallow, a castaway at sea
Mama I'm sorry I'm not your perfect little girl
Under a house with lock and key
How I can understand why you wanted to leave me
I understand why you work under the sun
To come home and take care of me when the day is done
You slave away for my sake
My life that's on the line
And I take you for granted
When it comes time
Mama I'm sorry I'm not your perfect little girl
The things that I have said to you
Crashed down our little world
One day in the near future
You hope you'll come up to me and say
That you're proud of me
And I'll always love you forever and a day
Now, as I lie here
I deserve to be dead
For all your love is drained from me
And I have regretted instead
They're staring at me
All the things that I have said
They're closing in
Overrunning me with guilt for what I have done for dead
I've sinned a life of solitude
I've shunned and hurt your heart
I've made sure that the bond we had
Have been forever driven apart
But right now, I want to be the bigger man
The one to first forgive
The one to reach out my hand
And say sorry for all the things I did
I'm sorry Mama
I love you so much
Regardless of what you and I say
And I will prove it to you soon
In the coming day
I'll make sure I stand up
And get back on my feet
I'll make sure I'll prove to you
You make my life complete
Now, as this apology comes to an end
There is only one thing to do
Mama I'm sorry I'm not your perfect little girl
But I will always love you.