You can say you know me
Every little idiosyncrasy, habit and ritual
That you see me do
You can say you know me
Based on the demographic
Of the people I am with
You can say you know me
Because you have watched me cry
And heard me yell in anger
You can say you know me
Because you gave birth to me
Because you created my existence
But until you can say
"I held you rocked you fed you,
sang to you hugged you loved you"
Then you will never know me
But I know you, mother...