Daughter

Oh, I worry
I'm afraid

When will you realize
I'm not really
the best
I'm just a person

Will it be hard
to take me down
from the pedestal
of mother to young child

When will it happen
Will I expect it
When you discover
you know more than me

When will you think
you'd be better off
without me
Always in your way

How much longer do I have
before you understand
I'm not perfect
Not nearly what you think I am

I'm afraid
of what I deserve
My own poor mother,
myself at 15

Will I be her
And you, me
A mistake relived,
meant to be

I see every terrible
part of me
in you
You are so like me

Can I change it,
make things right
Somehow reverse
what's meant to be

I love you
Truly
Can you feel it
Do you know

My only hope lies
in my love for you
In my desire
for your happiness

Can't you feel
how I'm trying,
how I truly want
your best

My life is nothing
without your love
Without your love
my life is empty