𝕒 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦 :)

to my parents

im sorry mom and dad

i know ive messed up bad

i shouldve done better

im sorry mom and dad

for all the time i had

to get my life together

but i didnt

1993

you gave birth to me

sweet little baby girl

had the world at my feet

before i could even stand

cradled me in your right and your left hand

a precious bundle of unmade plans

hopes and dreams of bigger things

a bright future

so it seemed

but that light grew a little less bright

as i grew up and we began began to fight

when i was 13 i was so damn mean

running away

had nothing more to say

than "i hate you"

but thats not true now

i just dont know how to say

im sorry mom and dad

i know ive messed up bad

i shouldve done better

im sorry mom and dad

for all the time i had

to get my life together

but i didnt

you never talk about me to your friends

because you must be so embarrassed

i dropped out of college without any plans

moved back home, i couldnt even pay rent

i was living on your couch

trying to figure it out

cutting myself up

and tearing myself down

im sorry mom and dad

i know ive messed up bad

i shouldve done better

im sorry mom and dad

for all the time i had

to get my life together

but i didnt

im sorry i couldnt buy you that house upon the hill

or take care of all you medical bills

i know i didnt make you proud

i shouldve been someone by now

but i never figured out how

im sorry mom and dad

i know ive messed up bad

i shouldve done better

im sorry mom and dad

for all the time i had

to get my life together

but i didnt

sincerely, your daughter..

anna clendening - to my parents