Why Don’t You Listen to Me?

Why don't you listen to me?

You say that talking to parents is important at my age, but you sure don't show it

I try to tell you about my day, about cool things we're doing in school, A funny thing that happened with my friends.

But you don't seem to care at all.

I ask for help, and you ignore me like I'm not even there.

Why don't you listen to me?

I start telling you about something but then you just turn away to my sisters.

I watch you have a conversation with my sisters, you are giving them full attention. Right after you decided that whatever I had to say wasn't important.

Then when I'm in a bad mood the rest of the night you ask why. And then yell at me to knock it off.

I told you I feel depressed. Depressed.

You Blame it on the weather, that everyone else is feeling the same way.

Well then, explain to me why It was 75 degrees today, sunny, no wind and I still feel awful when I get home.

I am depressed

Because I am stressed

at school I learn that I am slow, stupid, awkward and seemingly incapable of being a responsible human I am.

I nearly fall apart so many times at school.

And then I come home to a family that doesn't even seem to care.

You wonder why I lock myself in my room.

It is because I am depressed

Because on top of everything from school.

You ignore my interests, my accomplishments. I feel like throwing all my passions away because you don't care. You don't think I can succeed.

Yet you praise my sisters. Because they're in tag, and advanced math, and they're athletic, and they are so smart.

Yeah, No wonder I'm depressed. Because this is all I have for a support system.