I will be your wife mother cousin sister or whatever

You have this great idea.
Why not let me be your everything?
You will no longer be accountable or responsible
For your actions, words or deeds.

I will be your wife, mother, cousin, sister, whatever.
You can point to me when things go wrong.
I will be the scapegoat, the whipping boy.
You can meander through the valley of life unscathed

If you are sad, worried or depressed, it will be my fault
I am queen of your world now, you are blameless and faultless
If I am thrown into a dungeon, that is on me.
A sinking log, because I allowed you to make me your everything.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Bauer Avatar
January 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
you've said this so well, caren!
Krutsinger Avatar
January 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I was laughing the whole time I wrote this Ilene
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