Stay

You are a terrible little girl
grown into a worse woman
a weed with deep roots
too deep to pull out of the ground
plaguing your yard
your sidewalk
your life
but I've come to realize that in my terribleness
there was no chance for someone to love me
only bad here
unstable evil
screaming at times
crying at others
I wonder if anyone
could ever possibly stay

Not that it is deserved or earned
so you will have shame
and embarrassment
banished to the corner
like the terrible girl
you've always been