Single Mother
If only you knew
How much mommy loves you
Well now that you are grown
I will explain
I grew up young and crazy
Sometimes I was lazy
Did whatever I pleased
Had a life with ease
However some days I was lost
And didn't know the cost
Of the... decisions I had made
Well I met this man
He was brilliant with his speech
A leader and a preacher
And with his actions
He would teach
He would fall short sometimes
He would break down and cry
But he would always get back up
And do what seemed right
Well one day this man got lost
And he didn't know the cost
Of the... decisions he had made
And this man had went away
But I tell you this here now,
There were moments when I was proud
And during those moments his promise came true
He blessed me with someone, like you
The love I can continue to give
Although it's hard, I admitt
But I would die for this precious gift
I will not bring down, I will uplift
I love you more than life itself
If you were an object
You would be on a shelf
To see you walk, talk and breathe
Is truly a blessing, given to me.
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Submitted on August 28, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,004 |
Words | 214 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 7, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 2 |
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