The Day That I Died (final chapter)

Labor Day 1973
That was the day you tried to kill me
So long ago, you just don't remember
But I'll never forget that day in September
My sister at 11 years old
Had to take the wheel to keep the car on the road
I really don't want to re-live it again
It's time to let go, it's time to mend
Back then how could we have known
That you had a few demons of your own
Born in mid 1953
Kids at school called you Nazi
The teachers sent you out in the hall
Made you feel like nothing at all
When you'd come home with your report card
Even your parents would call you retard
As for your dad what can you say
Except that he touched you in a bad way
Locked in a closet, left all alone
Your mom would party when your dad wasn't home
Your brother was the apple of their eye
But he got it too till the day that he died
Then a man came into your life
Took you away as his new wife
You'll never forget how he made you feel
Finally happy, and starting to heal
Just when you thought things would be fine
You became widowed at age 29
Now it's time to mend whatever it cost
To make up for time that's been lost
After all that what else can I do
Except say I forgive, and Mom I love you