The Disappointed

All I ever wanted was to be a good boy. [make you happy]

Mommy, I'm just four years old. [I am so confused]

You are never satisfied with anything I do.

You constantly yell at me, no matter what I do or say.

Everything I do irritates you.

You force me to do things I'm unable to do.

It just makes you angrier because I cannot do those things yet. [I do try my best]

I can't do anything right. [please help me]

I just want to spend time with you, but you tell me to get away from you. [I feel so empty]

You send me to my room until it's time for lunch. [I am such a hassle]

You lock me out of the house for hours. [I am so ashamed to be thrown away]

I always hide from everyone, in the prickly bush near the door, until you unlock the door. [I panic with the thought of someone seeing how bad I am]

I cry to you to stop taking me to the babysitter. [you never consider my pleas]

She makes me do things I don't want to do. [I am naked and unclean]

The babysitter always punishes me for things I cannot help. [when will mommy take me home]

She leaves me in the backyard all alone. [It's as safe as I can be while I am there]

I never understand what I do wrong for you to tell daddy to hit me with my own belt. [I must be deserving]

You and daddy take the time with each of my brothers.

Neither of you bother with me. [I am a waste of your time]

You ignore me when I have the courage to ask you about something. [I am never important enough]

How can I make you love me? [like you love the dog]

I try my best to please you. [I will always fail]