Open Letter by Sofia Ortiz

this is an apology letter to my parents for being a shitty teenager. sometimes you gotta own up
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I'm sorry I got your hopes up
I thought I'd be happy too
But I know we wouldn't be here
If I had listened to you
All those nights you sat by my bedside
And said what a woman should be
Well I'm trying, Mama I'm trying
I hope you're still proud of me
Cause I can hum through my nose, I can touch all of my toes
I got an A on a paper last week
And when I come home, I won't leave you alone
I'll do the dishes for the week
I will sweep all of the bedrooms
I'll make you food and make you smile
You can tell me all your woes while I wash your dirty clothes
If you let me stay a while

I'm sorry I wasn't honest
With myself or mom or you
And I sorry I am distant
When there's nothing I'm working through
All those car rides that we went on
When you shared your heart with me
Well I'm trying, Papa I trying
To hear your sermons earnestly
Cause you were right, you were wise and when I close my tired eyes
I can see you sitting there
On the porch in the rain, singing all your old refrains
As you braid my summer hair
I will laugh at all your jokes
Make sure you never felt alone
And this will be so easy
When I make my way back home