#me.text

when I was in fifth grade we had to write a short poem that included something we believed in.

i believe that actions speak louder than words.

i wrote that on my paper.

you said you loved me

and yet you treated me any other way

you said you’d always be there for me

but you raised me to be independent and turned me away when i came to you for help

i called you mother

but i took care of you and my siblings

you called me daughter

but you treated me like a friend, a therapist, a caregiver

no one could hurt me in the same way you did. in the same way you can