Did I love you with all of my heart? Guilty.

Did I take care of you from the start? Guilty.

Did I help you learn and play and grow? Guilty.

So why then, now must you go?

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Was I not enough? Guilty.

Wasn’t I tough enough? Guilty.

Perhaps I left the leash too long? Guilty.

The choices you made were all wrong.

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Am I fading now into the dark? Guilty.

Did I never even make a mark? Guilty.

Did I try and cry and fight and yell? Guilty.

Now you’re leaving me right here in hell.

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Was there something more I could’ve done? Guilty.

Will I be looked down on by everyone? Guilty.

Will I cry all through the night and day? Guilty.

How I truly wish that you could stay.

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