Dear Mama,
Mama, I am so sorry.
My siblings and I, we ignored you
abandoned you
mistreated you
destroyed you
Mama, you taught us:
“Don’t smoke, it destroys your lungs and others’ too.
Don’t litter, a clean home is your welcome and others’ too.
Don’t bully, lives matter – yours and others’ too.”
But Mama, we didn’t listen.
Mama, we didn’t care
And now you are choking
now you are crying
now you are dying
Mama, I am so sorry.
My siblings and I, we made you sick
And now you are dying
And now we are next
Sincerely,
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