You fell under the bus
Harsh realities grabbed you
To the point of not being able to escape
You dealt with it
By not dealing with it

Your doc gave you medicine
To shut it up
Make you feel better
Why be stressed
When everything just feels good?

You got stuck with your children
And were but a child yourself
You had always dreamed of something perfect
But reality taught you something different

Responsibilities broke your back and mind
The pills you popped made it tolerable
But we ran rampant
We learned life's lessons without you

I know you did what you had to do
Or what you were told to do
We all need an escape sometimes
But you escaped your responsibility

We are still here
And not in too bad of shape
You did something right
I thank you for that

You taught me about respect
But I also learned about pain
I learned to also do the opposite
And never let myself be broken

This is a poem I will never read to you, mother
I judge you but I also forgive you

I cannot even imagine
But I've never stopped trying to