Broken

as you shout for the final time
splurging out yet another name
yes, I am still here
just as I told you a few seconds before

With every moment passing by
an another opportunity is lost
to tell you who I am
for you to tell me another story

you told this saying when I was a child
until the present when I am fully grown
that one day I would understand
all the madness around surrounding you

As a child of twenty three
I've seen your marriages come and go
the man I thought would be guiding me
is now looking to me for direction

you lack the will to live
and the means to look after yourself
you've become accustomed to a random crutch
to lean on during the waking hours

I long to tell you that I no longer have the strength
I cannot deal with your many plights anymore
I need to live for myself, just for now
So I can exist, so I be a person once more