Mommy Dearest

The martyr wears a crown of glass

so clear, so bright, so thin

She'll tell you how the years have passed

in a world that let her down... again

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She speaks of "saviors," "grace," and "growth,"

while lighting every fire

She's sworn a solemn, scared oath

to be the world's most charming liar

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She weeps to Daddy about the "thief"

who "stole" the kids she threw away

and hides the needle marks of grief

behind the lines she taught herself to say

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She hates the woman who "took it all"

when she was busy bowing out

It's easier to push and watch Mom fall

than face her own self-centered doubt

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She "saved" her friend by taking more

than just a helping hand or bed

She walked right through her bestie's door

and stole the husband's heart instead

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Now Mommy Dearest plays her part

restricting visits... casting blame

A hollow calculated heart

of keeping marks from her own name

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She played a trick to see my own...

They waited till the perfect time,

But the seeds of chaos she has sown

are blooming in the wake of her crime

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She won't show up for those she bore

"It hurts too much," the "victim" cries...

She whines to anyone who will listen

as she builds a fortress out of lies

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She claims to be so pure and changed...

The saint of every bridge she burned

With every memory rearranged...

Another lesson never learned

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Go cry to Dad, your kindred soul

The two of you can share the ghost

of every lie you ever told

and every child you failed the most