To My Mother

To my mother
That wonderful creature who brought me here
Through the countless struggles
Into this great unknown
To my mother
A wondrous person
A familiar face in a world full of strangers,
A guiding and welcoming light,
That guides me back on home
To my mother
The first person to believe in me
Who looked into my eyes and saw into the future
A real fortune teller in a world of frauds
To my mother
The most caring and delicate woman I'ver ever known
To cradle the pain
To hold the hand
To compliment and comprehend and listen to my rambling
The only one who gave a damn
When no one else would even humor me
To my mother
I would not be who I am without you
I could not be without you
And if you were not here to guide me
I don't want to imagine what I'd be
I say to my mother
You showed me to show kindness
You forgave after a fight
You let it go and kept on going
Realizing that life kept on going
Through pain and miseries
To joys and smiles
To the ends of her earth and back again
To see us as who we are
Who would never spend a cent for herself
Who would never give time away that she gave for us
A wonderful wife
A wonderful mother
An all around amazing human being
Deep down inside the most beautiful heart
That is colored lovely red and beats with understanding
Understated talks about nothing in particular
And even though the rules required you believe
Even though the script dictated everlasting unconditional love
You never deviated from the way
Always and always believing
Never "just" listening
You raised wonderful kids
And I wouldn't want to be another adult than what I am
I know this sounds like its about me
But I could not would not be
Not without you
Not even a little me
And I'll apologize for all those times
That i found myself in anger
All those times I threw my fits
And raged on far too long
I hated seeing you in pain
Hated seeing you upset
But I know I did it a few times
But you always showed me
That its never worth holding on to
That we should spend more time in laughter and joyous love
Than wasting it away with feelings of betrayal and bitterness
You mean the world to me
Don't ever let them say you did it wrong
Because you raised me just right
I love you
To my mother.