What you never gave

Are you listening now, mother, do You hear? The echoes of a childhood drowned In fear. I was alone, though you were near, an Empty shell, year after year. You made me earn what should've been free, Love locked away, beyond my reach. A child turned servant, your expectations cruel, Rasing myself in your broken rule. I survived your world, I built my own, I carried The weight, I stood alone. You took my childhood, stole my flame, but I've Risen higher, despite your name. I am the love you never gave, a fighter forged, A soul you enslaved. At six years old, I bore the load, caring for all While you watched the show. No time to play, space to breathe, just the fear Of the wrath you'd unleash on me. I was a child, but you made me grow, to carry Burdens, I shouldn't know. Your scolding whispers, your cutting glare, I Learned to live without your care. I survived your world, I built my own, I carried The weight, I stood alone. You took my childhood, stole my flame, but I've Risen higher, despite your name. I am the love you never gave, a fighter forged, A soul you enslaved. I've taught myself to stand, to heal, to self-soothe Wounds, you'd never feel. Each time you pushed, each time I fell, I rose Again from your private hell. Do you see me now, do you even care? Your absence made me strong, I'm aware. But the scars you left still bleed at night, a Testament to your cold delight. I survived your world, I built my own, I carried The weight, I stood alone. You took my childhood, stole my flame, but I've Risen higher, despite your name. I am the love you never gave, a fighter forged, A soul you enslaved. Mother, I've lived without your hand, I found My strength in the shifting sand. What you withheld, I've learned to create, I'm Free from you, no longer your weight.