Some Maniac
Some maniac took the place of my mother,
maybe she had plastic surgery,
maybe she came from some strange human cuckoo tribe,
anyway, I didn't notice until now
and I'm 45 for God's sake
and for all these years
this woman who passed away a long time ago
leaving a lot of yukky, horrible mess
for someone to clear up, who happened to be me,
who wasn't her son after all,
was in and out of hospital
because she had a tumour above her right eye
which deformed her face
which messed her up big time
which messed me up big time
as I was only 12 when this began
which frankly is too young to be a counsellor/social
worker/friend/husband/mother/father/brother/sister etc., etc.,
for someone who wasn't my mother anyway
and even if she had been my mother
it's a bit much to expect of a 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
18 year old kid etc., etc.,
so no wonder my Dad took to drink,
assuming he was my Dad,
which is another story altogether
which I haven't got time for right now.
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