I know that no one saw you
In the stillness of the night
When you scooped me in your arms
and held my body tight
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I know that no one heard you
When Daddy worked away
When you sang and brushed my hair
To keep the tears at bay
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I’ve heard that I smashed dishes
And collected plastic junk
My sister says I threw her keyboard
From the upper bunk
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It’s true, I was a terror
Until the age of five
Congratulations Mama,
You kept us both alive!
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I bet it wasn’t simple
In fact, I know it wasn’t
For motherhood is teaching me
All that childhood doesn’t
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Like how it’s possible to care
So much it nearly aches
And how it’s possible to give
As much as something takes
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So many big decisions
It’s hard to know what’s best
Always trying harder
Always without rest
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So here you have my thanks
and my forgiveness too
it all makes sense now mama
Now that I’m a mother too.
♥
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