When I Needed You The Most

Mama,

It’s so easy to remember what I felt at the age of 13 –

Because in so many ways, I still am.

Often in my own time, when the world is asleep,

Or, when I find myself the odd one out –

Out of place at a party, an event, a gathering where I’m needed,

I drift into another time, a memory that replays itself over again,

A year before my first puppy love.

It’s a vivid imagery.

To be 13, a daydreamer.

It was a time when I needed you the most.