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Do you know me? I grew up without a mother She left when my oldest sister was three Even when my sister was close to dying She spent money on drugs instead of for flying I hated my dad for keeping us away from her when I was little When I was 16 I realized she was brittle When it was my sister's graduation day They talked for one minute because she had nothing to say She told my dad that she was going to move out here A year later and she's not even here She gave my hopes up So much that it felt like a breakup She asked my dad when I was born That pierced my heart with thousands of thorns Does she even deserve the title mother When she lies one after another
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Apr 27, 2019
Apr 27, 2019 at 10:11 AM UTC
Mother
Do you know me? I grew up without a mother She left when my oldest sister was three Even when my sister was close to dying She spent money on drugs instead of for flying I hated my dad for keeping us away from her when I was little When I was 16 I realized she was brittle When it was my sister's graduation day They talked for one minute because she had nothing to say She told my dad that she was going to move out here A year later and she's not even here She gave my hopes up So much that it felt like a breakup She asked my dad when I was born That pierced my heart with thousands of thorns Does she even deserve the title mother When she lies one after another
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Apr 27, 2019
Apr 27, 2019 at 10:11 AM UTC
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