It's evening, as I watch the sunset wave goodbye
Before fading into oblivion as darkness takes over the sky
Few moments later, the sound of chirping crickets keeps me company
I find peace out here in the open 'cos behind my entrance door lies agony
I'm at the dining table with family yet I feel miserable and alone
Although I'm welcomed in their house but I'm not in their home
Because many years ago before Dad left us he wanted a son
Mom was too young then to have a child so she wanted none
But as fate had it I still came anyway and my misery started
The same way Dad left, that's the same way my happiness departed
My life feels like a theatre because it's full of drama
But I know I still am a stranger to mum and grandma
I wanted to be a doctor but mom sent me to a law school
Maybe she's trying to mould me into someone she can accept and love too
I feel punished when all I ever wanted is a mother's love and acceptance
I want to be close to them in relationship and not just in distance
I want to rebuild the bond that over the years, has leveled down to a rubble
So that whenever I'm in their midst, I won't feel like a girl in a bubble