My Substitute Mother

I was so little
I didn't exactly understand
I was just curious
In this big ole land

My sister was giving me
A simple bath
Whilst my mother was out of it
She was taking care of me and struggling with homework in math

She left me a moment
To check on my other sis
And I became
A bit too curious

I didn't cry
It just interested me
But she came back soon enough
To see cuts all on my body

I had gotten to her razor
And cut my self everywhere
I didn't mean to be all bloody
I just wanted to be like her

But there was 2 year-old me
With lots of cuts and covered in blood
She cleaned me up
As best she could

It left scabs behind
A few scars too
My curiosity got her
Feeling very blue

She felt so bad
She never meant it to happen
I've always been like her daughter
As I'm still growin'

Accidents happen
She understands that well
But she's more of a mother to me
Than anyone else

12 years older
But has always cared
I never knew
Until my step-mom shared

My real mother
No where for me to find
So my sister, took the job
Since I was left behind

She's my baby-sitter
My best friend
My sister
My substitute mother permanently