Said your tough love

Ached like a bruise

On my adolescent heart,

Said it shaped me into a 

woman of steel,

Into a woman of a boat,

Unbeknown of my rust filled hands

At the prime age of 21,

Said I will take you down

Like the anchor that i am,

Said on every birthday you mourned

Of a daughter you birthed out of 

A love passed down from your father,

Said my eyes tremble with

Every repressed emotion,

Said you never knew the difference

Between love and the bottom

Of a bottle, 

Said you ate heartache for breakfast

So that i can eat disappointment for lunch,

Said I walk with a slant due to a very large

Heart,

Said you sleep with regret every night

By your side, singing you tales of a time

Where your absence didn't burn holes

Through my eyes,

Said I forgave you a long time ago,

But i most hardly forget

Said my mind was like a haunted house,

It's only funny 

From the outside

Looking in,

Said i'll be gone before you blink,

Said i'll be mist amongst your feet,

Said the waves once crashing onto my knees,

Are now clashing onto my chin

Said i've loved you despite all of our faults combined,

Said i must go now, i must leave

Since that's the only thing

You've ever shown me

How to be

Said I'll be mist amongst your feet,

And i'll be gone 

Before you even blink

Since that's the only thing

You've ever shown me

How to be