Lonely Tears

I cried myself to sleep last night
But no one seemed to care
I tossed and turned, I couldn't sleep
The pain was just too much to bare

My mom and dad were upstairs
Worrying about this and that
Not caring about my wants and needs
Too uptight about where they were at

All responsibility falls to me
I can't do this anymore
I wake up to an empty house
Expected to do every house chore

My parents are both at work
My little sisters, both at school
I have this whole week off
I should be happy, thinking "This is cool!"

But that's not my feelings at all
I can't stand it, I hate this
I may be weird, but
I can't stand this loneliness

I used to love being alone
Now, with my love a hundred miles away
My family not caring where I go
I struggle to get through another day

I now understand last nights cry
As the end of this poem nears
For last night as I wept alone
I was crying lonely tears