A boy name Tommy Who lived with his mom She was always on edge Never peaceful, Never calm His dad left them both At the young age of three He remembered his last words "I just want to be free." Since then his mother Was all he had left She was far from perfect But she tried her best As the years slowly went by His mom started drinking It became her addiction But they both began sinking When Tommy turned The age of thirteen Her depression reflected on him And he became bitter and mean He bullied the other kids He played with at school He was always being bad He never followed the rules On the outside he and his mother Looked happy, they both looked alright But they were both dying Slowly inside Just when he thought Life couldn't get any harder On his sixteenth birthday He got a letter from his Father "Dear Tommy." It read "I hope you are doing okay I feel bad that I left you I should have just stayed I should have written you before now I was just afraid I was afraid you would hate me by now So I just stayed away. I heard your mother is struggling So I want you to know If you want to or need to My home is your home. I am so sorry I have not been there To watch you grow I know it's been a while since I saw you But you just need to know You have always been loved I know I should not have left But I did what I did Because I thought it was best. I hope that in your heart You will forgive me Because I know I was wrong I am proud of you though Because you have been so strong. Happy Birthday Tommy Feel free to write me whenever I love you, Tommy I pray your mom soon gets better." Tommy was furious When he set down the letter He felt as if things were Just worse now, not better He said to himself "How could his dad justify Leaving like he did, How can he think I would Ever want to forgive? Accept what has happened? I am still just a kid." Tommy grew up though It was just a matter of time He forgave both of his parents Then he left his past behind He soon felt accepted As he finally felt free Free from all the bad things Free from all the anxiety He met a girl in college Her name was Mary Ann He soon became the dad His Father had never been He also made a promise As he watched his newborn sleep He said, "I'll never let you down Like my mother did to me"
