Mom and Dad
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that I'm not what you wanted.
I'm sorry that I want to be left alone.
I just want to sleep
and never wake up
and I'm sorry that it's this way.
I don't like being in public
and it's hard to get out of bed-
but I'm not lazy,
I'm sick.
It's a disease
that is swallowing me whole.
I scream
and scream
until my lungs give out-
and then you ask
why I am so quiet.
Please
There are too many reasons
for me to be sad
don't make this another one.
If I could
I would drive far away
until my worries
would be dust in the wind.
Save me
before it's too late
stop getting mad at me
and see that all I need
is help.
