I forgive you for all of the times you weren’t there for me,
I forgive you for all of the times you chose alcohol instead of caring for me,
I forgive you for the times you told me, “Son, I’ll change tomorrow,” and tomorrow never came,
I forgive you for everything, because I never want you to live a life of shame.
It took me years before I could come to this point of view,
Now I can look at you as someone who did her very best with what she knew,
I’d like to think that my sister and I were always on your mind,
My love for you is limitless, and I am willing to put everything behind.
Your birthday is four days from mine,
A day I typically spend crying and telling everyone “I’m fine,”
I spend your birthday, looking through many pictures, but can only find one of you,
It is the day you came to visit me at the orphanage, sober, that’s how I will always remember you.
You left this planet far too young,
I will always remember you as kind and strong,
You taught me lessons, unspoken, that I choose to live by every single day,
I miss you dearly Mom, just know that I will be okay ❤️
Is there someone in your life that you’d like to forgive?
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