Toughen up

Mama, how could you let your boyfriend beat me?

Thought you were my shield, but you just let him miss treat me,

Said I’m too sensitive, told me to stop bitching,

But every bruise I hid, it’s you I’ve been missing.

Raised in a war zone, fists flying like a storm,

You said it builds character, but I’m just feeling torn,

Numb to the pain, emotions locked in a cage,

Survival of the fittest, but I’m trapped in this rage.

Mama, why you raise a fighter with no love to show?

Taught me to throw punches, but never how to grow,

Violence was the lesson, and I learned it too well,

Now I'm screaming inside, but you can’t hear my yell.

Thought you’d stand by me, but you turned a blind eye,

Now I'm running from the shadows, just trying to get by,

Fighting my own battles, still searching for a way,

Mama, you were my light, but now I'm lost in the gray.