all i want
is for someone
to grab me
by the waist
pull me in
kiss me like
they're suffocating
and my lips
are the only
source of oxygen

i lay there
next to you
soft in your arms
ask you
what colour you love
what sets you alight

you answer
politely
but you never
ask me
what colour i love
and it breaks me

Take care of me,
Be there for me.
Never discourage me,
Love me unconditionally.
You're supposed to be my mother.
But you treat me like I'm nothing.
I'm sick of your constant disrespect,
The loss of love in your eyes that makes me want to cry,
It's itching inside of the back of my mind.
And someday I'll say goodbye to you,
You won't want me to,
But you can't make me stay.
You're not my mom.
But until then,
I'll be walking in the rain.