Danielle N. Calhoun

MOMMY’S TEARS

Screaming at the top of my lungs
making you cry sometimes
sometimes it’s hard to be a mom
when all I want to do is hide

from all the world and its people
from all the things that make me feel
like the worst person in the world

Others must know how I feel

Sitting you down and trying to explain
as we both sit there and cry

Someone must know how it feels
I feel like I’ve lost my mind

I tell you I love you
and you say you love me too

You know that when I’m angry
a hug can break the spell

You come to me when I am down
you are only three years old

But someone must have given you
a tender loving soul

As I watch you sleep at night
I think of all the times

I could have just walked out the door
given you to my Dad and Mom

But now I’ve come to realize
that through all the horrid rage,
something deep down inside us both

Makes us a family

And that’s OK