But I Still Love You

When I first opened my eyes

There I saw you,

Looking at me

With your pearly white teeth

That could light up a thousand bulbs;

Your chocolate brown eyes shining

Like a million stars in the night sky;

And your silky brown hair rolling down your shoulders.

Now every day,

I wake up to you shouting for me to get up.

But I still love you, mom.

With your soft pink lips

 you kiss my pain away;

With one-touch

You make my anger go away;

I know you never loved your hands or feet,

And I know you never want to know how much you eat,

But you’re perfect to me.

You are beautiful

Your scars are beautiful

And I love you, mom.

Somedays you are like the winter mist-

Soft, pure and serene;

Somedays you are like the shining sun-

Bright, energetic and spreading the warmth of your love;

You are my light,

 you are my gravity,

You are the pull that keeps me together;

You keep me close to your heart

And never let me fall;

Even if I do,

I know you’ll be there to pick me up,

Dust me off and say “c’mon try again, I’m right here”

Love is a powerful word and for me,

You are the power in it;

It’s you who keeps me going every day,

It’s you who taught me to be strong,

You’re my sweet escape,

You’re my safe place,

You’re the best thing god made

And I love you, mom.

I laugh with you,

I fight with you,

But I still love you mom;

You always argue with me on my choices,

But I still love you mom;

I know you’re not the smartest or most patient person on earth,

But I still love you mom;

You scold me for things I do and even for the ones I don’t,

But I still love you mom;

You never let me do things my way,

But I still love you mom;

I hate you,

But I will still always love you, mom.

And even when I’m on my own

I know I won’t be alone,

You’ll always be close to me,

‘cause you to get me as no one does,

And when I’m lost

I’ll always come back to you;

No matter how much I say ‘i love you’

It won’t be enough for a mom like you,

And for all the things you do

And all the people you fight for me;

So here I am saying it again

I love you, mom.