Once you loved me,
saying I’d never know how much.
But now you reject me,
remembering only my being too harsh.
Heart broken
and awash in tears.
Of the mother I love
who no longer wants me near.
You lied and kept secrets
and went out of your way to exclude me.
All the while welcoming the daughter
you actually love adoringly.
All I have left are memories of you,
of a long time past.
There’s no going back to ensure
your love for me will last.