Son's Lament

Mom, why didn't you believe me when I told you the truth? That your friends were betraying you, stealing your youth. Why did you choose them, over and over again, Leaving me in the shadows, to cope with the pain?

I'm your son, your child, flesh of your flesh, Yet you treated me like a stranger, always second best. Each time I reached out, hoping you'd see, You turned away, leaving only misery.

Your friends wore masks, deceit in their eyes, While I stood by, watching your demise. I warned you, pleaded, with a heart full of fear, But my words fell like whispers, never reaching your ear.

Why do you pick everyone over me? What have I done to deserve this cruelty? In your eyes, I'm invisible, a ghost of your past, While their false smiles have your love, holding steadfast.

I am the one who should matter the most, But you treat me like an unwelcome ghost. Mom, I needed you, your love and your care, Yet you left me abandoned, in a world of despair.

Nights filled with tears, days full of dread, A childhood of longing, for words never said. Why treat me like a second-class person, When all I wanted was your love in return?

I see you with them, laughter in your eyes, While I stand alone, under darkening skies. Your friends may deceive you, but I never would, I tried to protect you, I did all I could.

Yet here I remain, in the shadows you cast, A son forgotten, left in the past. Mom, why couldn't you see, why couldn't you care? Why did you leave me alone in my despair?

Now I hold the pieces of a shattered heart, A child forsaken, torn apart. All I wanted was to be your pride, But you chose them, and cast me aside.

Mom, why didn't you believe me when I told you the truth? That your friends were betraying you, stealing your youth. Why did you choose them, over and over again, Leaving me in shadows, to cope with the pain?