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Where Were You?

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Where Were You?

When I was just a little boy,
Where were you?
Why weren't you there...
To hold and comfort me,
Like mothers are supposed to?
Why were you always gone?
Why did you leave us all alone?
Why did you leave when I needed you?

When I was lonely and cried,
Where were you?
When I had nothing but pain inside,
Where were you?
That time I almost died,
Where were you?!
When I needed you...
Where were you?

Why weren't you there,
To tell me everything would be alright?
Why was the only emotion we ever heard,
The sound of a fight?
What you said when they came to take me away,
"Don't worry baby",
"I'll come get you tonight",
I should have known that you lied!

When I was lonely and cried,
Where were you?
When I had nothing but pain inside,
Where were you?
That night I almost died!
Where were you?!
When I needed you...
Where were you?

Why didn't you read to me?
Why didn't you sing softly?
I've learned since then,
That this is how things should be,
And even though you're not aware,
After all this time I still care,
Even though you were not there,
When I needed you!

When I walked down the aisle,
Where were you?
When I saw my bride's eyes,
Where were you?
When my daughter was born,
Where were you?

So much missed,
So much lost
That's because you were never there,
When I needed you...

jlp August 24, 2008-Revised April 17, 2009
About, and for, my mother, who I have not seen in 28 years.
The memories are still as fresh as yesterday.
So is the pain.

You can, and should, forgive.

You should never, and can never, forget.
Because I learned something..you see, thanks to her, my life has been hard, and I had to learn to stick up for myself early, to fight the world one on one. It made me strong. It made me believe. It made me who I am.

So you see? Even bad choices turn out alright. :)

But that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. Everyday.
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cmbfoster1978's avatar
jamie, ive just read this and i am pretty sure that you know this by now...but Momma never stopped loving you and she did what she thought was best for you...for all of us...and its ok for things to hurt...it shows that you are human big brother...