mother

I stop and start to wonder,
if what I'm doing's right.
I'm reminded of the love I felt,
from phone calls late at night.

But now those calls are over.
My loneliness has jsut begun.
My family rejected me,
now I'm left the only one.

Right now I need the love,
and the support you used to give.
But instead of those you left me,
with my own life to live.

I can't make it without you.
I don't want our love to end.
You were my leaning post,
and you were my best friend.

Please forgive me - I need you.

Pamela Pratap
August 18,1997