It only affects you,

No it affects us we don't want to be the ones wishing for mommy to be okay

We aren't the guardian angels of our parents ;we should be protected,

Why us?

There goes the money for new clothes and food,

Just so you can pop a pill and feel good for a couple hours,

You ignore the children crying for you to pay attention to them,

Why us?

Bouncing from place to place and staying with strangers,

Just so you can keep spending money on temporary happiness,

Shouldn't your forever happiness be your kids,

Why us?

After you got caught you were taken,

You got better and now we have the life we deserved,

We became strong, fearless, and loved,

We became us.

We don't hate you for what you did,

Just understand we wished you had seen what you were doing to us,

But we still love you mom,

We became us.