It's evening as I watch the sunset wave goodbye Before fading into oblivion as darkness takes over the sky Few moments later, the sound of chirping crickets keeps me company I find peace out here in the open 'cos behind my entrance door lies agony I'm at the dining table with family yet I feel miserable and alone Although I'm welcomed in their house but I'm not in their home Because many years ago before Dad left us he wanted a son Mom was too young then to have a child so she wanted none But as fate had it I still came anyway and my misery started The same way Dad left, that's the same way my happiness departed My life feels like a theatre because it's full of drama But I know I still am a stranger to mum and grandma I wanted to be a doctor but mom sent me to a law school Maybe she's trying to mould me into someone she can accept and love too I feel punished when all I ever wanted is a mother's love and acceptance I want to be close to them in re