Wisdom Of A Lifetime

It seems like yesterday,
I heard your name the first time.
Every week as we shopped,
I was following two steps behind.

It seems like yesterday,
when we shared our first kiss.
I was nervous AND excited,
a point you really couldn’t miss.

It seemed like forever,
before I could express my love to you.
And what seemed like an eternity,
before we lived like normal people do.

When I leave, it feels like forever,
until I once again see your face.
So many hours in a day,
that all seem to go to waste,
but, in the end,
it’s our love for each other that I never could replace…
it goes on…Forever.

I love you.

A more thankless job cannot be found,
they say every action has a price.
You volunteered for a job that doesn’t end,
A lifetime of under appreciated sacrifice.

You’re never supposed to get sick or tired,
and never be hungry or make a mistake.
You are to give up all “selfish” indulgences,
you’ve become Superman, without the cape.

Over time you forget the pain of giving birth,
the equivalent of being hit by a truck.
It only gets exchanged later by sorrow and joy
when you realize your baby’s all grown up.

Teacher, negotiator, doctor and referee,
you see them at their best and worst.
Without a doubt, the greatest present a Mom can get,
is to have their child say “I love you”…first.

Happy Mothers Day