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Arlo Disarray Jan 2015
Mom
Mom, you messed up. You have hurt me so much.
And your pitiful sorrys just aren't enough.  
You put me through Hell, and you stained my soul.
Your monstrous ways were out of control.

You are so selfish, and when you apologize,
it makes my heart cringe from the sound of your lies.
You tortured me, and left me so bruised.
I was just a kid, and I was confused.

Mom, your life is sad. This much is true.
But it's not my job to fix things for you.
You looked the other way when your boyfriend ***** me.
Said it was nothing, and to just let it be.

Well, I won't let it be. No, not anymore.
I won't let my life be how it's been before.
Here's the one thank you that you'll get from me:
Thank you for showing  just who NOT to be.

You said I was nothing, you didn't want me.
You told me you wished I was never born.
You thought that I was too sweet and too pretty.
But I can't be to blame for your old skin looking worn.


My life was a nightmare, but I survived to this day.
Even with you around, I turned out okay.
You're a monster who haunts my dreams every night.
But remember, I'm the one thing that you ever did right.
My life. My story.
Arlo Disarray Jan 2015
Once, years ago
I looked at my dad
And he saw in my eyes
That I was so sad

So he grabbed my hand
And we walked down the street
And he said
"There's someone I'd like you to meet"

He covered my eyes
And not a moment too soon
Much to my surprise
I got my first balloon

I was excited
But also confused
I wasn't sure
How this contraption was used

But my tears faded fast
As I grabbed my new friend
And my dad started smiling
Until I cried again

I was unaware
That my new friend could fly
And when I let go
He got lost in the sky

I watched with tears in my eyes
As he drifted out of sight
If I would have known
I would've held on tight

So I then asked my dad
Where the balloons go
Because dad was really smart
So he would have to know

He described to me
A perfect circus in the sky
Where balloons went to live
When they drifted up too high

So then, once more
My dad wiped away my tears
And he wrapped me in his arms
To remind me he was here
In loving memory of my father, who recently passed away. I love you, Dad.

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