To Honor Thy Mother

My mother was wise beyond which I knew

I was just a child and couldn’t see through

The pain that she felt when she fought with my dad

I was just a child, and I was angry and sad

Mainly because, I felt so alone

As I was forced into this broken home

All my mom wanted was for me to feel loved

I was just a child, and I didn’t know much

My mother was a saint beyond what I saw

I was just a teenager and I broke the law

She wanted me to know she’d always be my friend

I was just a teenager who wouldn’t let her in

I was too wrapped up in my own little world

To see that she loved me, and I was her girl

My mother was there for me beyond that I felt

I was just a young adult who didnt want her help

I needed to prove I could do everything myself

But as I got older, I was still overwhelmed

My mother was brave beyond her years

I was just her daughter who never saw her tears

When she was diagnosed with an evil cancer

She never let it fade her ever-lasting laughter

But I was just her daughter that didnt want to believe

That one day I would lose her and never again speak

Now I’m just a daughter without my mom around

It feels so desperately empty without her touch, her sound

I need her more than anything because she was so great

At being the best damn mother to manage to create

A love that never escaped, if only i was given more time

To tell her how lucky I was, before she left my side

To tell her that I’m finally aware

Of the love she gave, and the hardships beared

And thank her for everything she had done

To make sure nothing would break her love ❤️

-Christen Conrad 4/28/20

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