Dear Mom

A poem to my mother, who has always supported me no matter how hard times were.

Dear mom,

I just wanted to say

How much I love you,

Though I try to express it every day.

You are the woman who raised me.

You sacrificed yourself

Just to see who I may grow to be.

You were my mother and my father,

Going to every game, every concert,

Always claiming it wasn't a bother.

You watched me grow

From a young child to a young woman,

All the time hiding your sorrow.

Dear mom,

I know that we have fought,

But know that I am sorry

And that I never forgot

How I have caused so much stress.

But no other person could've handled it,

And I know I am blessed.

I know what you've done for me,

You were always on the front line,

Standing steadfast like a tree.

To me your are a soldier.

A woman worthy of all the awards awards and honors,

But you've always held your composure.

Dear mom,

We've been through a hell of a lot

And I know you've had a rough time,

But you've given it all you've got.

And I think that sometimes you forget,

You've raised three kids whose definition of beauty

Begins with the word 'mom', and yet

You don't see yourself as that,

As the most important person

That any of us has ever looked at.

Dear mom,

I love you more than anything,

More than flowers that grow, or the sun,

More than Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring.

Author's Note

This is bit of an emotional work for me, as my mom and I have been through many hard times together. I know that a line or two may be from another source, but the poem as whole is my own. I only used those one or two lines because I thought that they were so perfect and flawless and most importantly, appropriate.