Hey Mom

Hey Mom,
You think you know me,
But all you know is what you see,
Tell me something,
Do you think what you see is really me?

Do you know the girl you call your daughter,
Do you know how she feels?

Realize I'm not perfect,
Get that through your head,
Understand I'm not pretty,
I'm not accepted for my looks.

Who I am now,
Is what you don't want,
But I want it more than life,
I don't think I can hold it in.

I'm confused and abused,
Unguided and misunderstood,
But I'm always trying to be happy,
And when I cry you label me,
"Suicidal"
If you only knew.

I've made my mistakes,
Hung out with the wrong crowd,
But I've never done drugs,
Never made a C,
So is something really wrong with me?

You think you could survive a day as me,
Picked on and pushed around?
But I'm supposed to take it,
Even when you couldn't.

Hey Mom,
I love you.