Uncertainty Principle

Mother, are you listening?
I'm very alone
and a little scared.

Mother, I don't know,
but I think I'm scared of
my heart.

Mother, do you understand
what I mean?
Could you have taught me
the lesson
that perfect love exists?

Mother, would you have
taught me
Never to settle
no matter what
the cost?

Mother, I have learned
about the uncertainty
of the world
on my own.

But, Mother, would you have
taught your daughter
that love is a constant?

Mother, oh, Mother,
are you listening?
I'm very alone
and more than a little scared.