To My Mom

I listen to you talk
About life as a kid
How happy you were
With that new bike

The proudness shows
In your kind eyes
Eyes that see me
Without judging me

It cannot have been easy
In those times long gone
Just like it wasn't easy
In more recent years

It's been a life of hardship
With good times inbetween
Doing what you could
To take care of those you love

Your family comes first
No matter how bad things are
Putting yourself second
Third or last

Your wishes small and few
Sometimes hard to fulfill
Expectations I cannot meet
Tearing me up inside

I wish I was a better son
One who'd give you what you want
I wish I could make you happy
And take away your pains

So much I wish I could
So little I actually do
Yet even now
You stand by me

Accepting me
With all my faults
Loving me
Amazingly

As I look back
And see the pain
I must have caused
Sorry is not enough
But maybe
It's a start

Sorry

(2006)


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