i matured at the ripe age of 16
before that selfless and selfcentred
shun myself from you for pride and fear of riducule
locked myself in this home you provided for me without giving thanks
still you continued to love me, like only a mother can

17 onwards, a new beginning
promised myself that i'd come up in life and be somebody
just like you always wanted me to be
you never once asked me to be a doctor, lawyer, businessman or politician
respected all my decisions, though with a shed of concern

i did all this to make you proud
to see that smile on your face when i tell you my results
to hear that you are proud of me and to continue doing well
on the 28th of may i want to see that smile again when i receive my diploma
so if you wont be able to be there, i see no point of me being there either