Home

Welcome home, it's been a while
You thought you'd escaped.
But we pulled you back in
The recovering process had finally begun,
& then you got the call.
Yours isn't the love he wants.
Offer him parties, & a roof over his head,
Coldly he declines.
What's wrong with you?
Why doesn't he want you?
Second guessing yourself & taking the blame.
Welcome home, to the place we all run from
The place that punches holes in our dreams.
You thought you could escape.
He may spend time with you
But inside he wants to be elsewhere.
For a while you believed things were back,
That we were as before,
Surprise! & we're back to square one.
Leaving you in the dust.
What were you thinking?
How does it feel to watch him slip away?
The brightly colored set, slowly fades to grey.
Welcome home, to a resting place for despair.
Slowly, so slowly you become engulfed
Drowning in the fear that you're not good enough.
For if you were, why would he have left?
You gave him everything you had.
A life, a chance to succeed
I am so sorry your son has gone astray
But then again, this is home
Where there is no escape from the truth.
Welcome home to reality, we've been expecting you.