A child's metamorphosis following her mother's death |
Front door opens to front hall Faded stains upon the wall So many years since she's been gone This woman you depended on In just two days you watched her die Too afraid to say goodbye Far too late to make repair The smell of death still in the air Returning to the very place where you last saw your mother's face This house - emotions resonate Pain and terror, love and hate Remember how she said the things that scared you so, and clipped your wings? You used to lie awake at night sweating, still, with numbing fright Praying that she'd heed your call But she never came at all For many years you grew, and shed memories of fear and dread Remembering that you were raised with no connections, never praised Clinging tight to baby doll You'd bang your head against the wall Now you can't even find the place You see now what time can erase In this house, you walked around Feet planted firmly on the ground Things that happened long ago could not destroy your will to grow The emptiness that held the power no longer chains you in its tower In your head, you say goodbye Still knowing that you want to cry But now you won't - not anymore You step outside and shut the door. |