Two short lines carry a lot here. The speaker admits, almost casually, that they have always looked for mother figures in other women. The opening "No offense, but" sounds like a nervous disclaimer, as if the speaker expects the confession to be uncomfortable, or even insulting, to the women they have leaned on. That small apology hints at guilt, and at some awareness that they have asked others to fill a role that wasn't theirs.
The poem never says why. We don't learn whether the speaker's own mother was absent, distant, or simply not enough, but the habit of searching suggests a gap that never quite closed. The word "always" matters: this isn't a recent feeling but a pattern running through the speaker's life.
The mood is quiet, tender, and a little sad. The plain, matter-of-fact tone makes the longing feel more real, as if the speaker has said this so many times to themselves that it no longer needs dressing up. The title, "The pain (4)," suggests this is one piece in a series about hurt.