Mom (I love you)

I'm five years old

hiding behind your leg,

shaking 'cause the world feels cold today.

—

You rub your hand on my back,

I want to run so far away,

but you tell me everything will be okay.

—

Do you remember that old wooden slide,

or the piece of it that got stuck inside my leg;

I swear you saved my life that day.

—

Now I'm twelve years old

crying under my blankets –

over somethin' Dad said to me.

—

You squeeze your arms around me,

I want so desperately to fade to gray,

but you tell me how much you love me, everyday.

—

Every word spoken from your kind mouth

is a spell filled with so much magic;

you change my life every single day.

—

I'm even older now

wishing I could hide behind your leg,

still uncertain if I'll be brave today.

—

I don't know why the world keeps on changing –

but I know it'll keep on going –

and you'll be there to make it the best day.

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