mom nothing like me- never direct- behind the scenes always behind the scenes she asked what 's going on with henry surprising she never intrudes during dinner , dad made me feel better after dinner , the emotions all rushed back empty alone confused lost in the woods i lie on my bed wishing i was looking up at glow-in-the-dark stars like in henry 's room but my ceiling is bare like my heart tears are falling mom comes in curls up next to me `` mom '' it comes out as a cry `` i know '' who the hell was in charge of homecoming ?