Dear Mom, love, your college student.

I love you so much.

I wish you knew that what I need from you right now

Is not what I’m getting.

You want to tell me what to do,

I want you to tell me I can do anything.

You want to make sure I’m healthy,

I want you to make sure I’m happy.

I want to miss you.

I do miss you,

But I find myself avoiding you at all costs,

Even from afar.

You’re a thousand miles away

And I find myself letting the distance separate us,

Wanting us to be distant.

I can’t ask you to change

 Because I love you

But I want you to someday

Appreciate me for me,

And not worry about the rest.

You don’t need the worry,

And we don’t need to fight.

I love you so much.