a mother's joy

i can't do that

there's no way

you don't know what you're asking

you're blinded by your "superhero" child

don't get in the way

i'm not saying don't be proud

but don't impose your mother's joy on reality

for you don't know what you're asking

and don't reassure me that "he's capable"

because deep down, we both know

you don't know what you're asking

i'll say it bluntly if i must

i need you to know the truth

i need you to know the full story

that responsibility is only mine to take

not yours, not his, not anyone else to blame

"fame and glory" come at a cost

but that's not what i'm chasing

so before you tell me i'm wrong

stop and think about who you're talking to

stop and think about who i am

your son cannot bear this pain

at the expense of his mother's joy