The Day I Left

Twenty square meters five lives inside No space to breathe nowhere to hide Two little sisters dreams so small Parents worn down giving their all Days stretched long nights felt tight No escape no end in sight Unemployed lost in my head Living with ghosts of words unsaid

She asked me to clean just a simple task But rage burned fast I didnt look back A foolish heart a blinded mind Thinking freedom was what I’d find ខ្ទខនាងទុហ៉ាយ I walked away

The day I left I thought I was free No more walls no one to need me But silence followed cold and wide Regret hit hard no place to hide I slammed the door left love behind A foolish boy too proud too blind I never thought I’d miss her face But home’s a wound time wont erase

No job no plan nights felt long I learned too late where I belonged The world was harsh no arms to hold I missed her warmth when nights got cold I saw my sisters their eyes still bright While I was drowning in my fight They never judged they never blamed But I knew I’d caused my mother pain

She asked me to clean just a simple task But rage burned fast I didnt look back A foolish heart a blinded mind Thinking freedom was what I’d find ** ខ្ទខនាងទុហ៉ាយ** I walked away

The day I left I thought I was free No more walls no one to need me But silence followed cold and wide Regret hit hard no place to hide I slammed the door left love behind A foolish boy too proud too blind I never thought I’d miss her face But home’s a wound time wont erase

Years have passed I see it now How love was there though I pushed it out She wasnt cruel she wasnt wrong She held us up she made us strong If I could turn rewind that day Id stay Id clean Id find a way But life moves on we learn too late The cost of pride the weight of fate

I walked away I lost my way But she still loves me anyway Her voice still echoes soft and deep A mothers love too strong to leave