I am their morning, day and night
their safe space
their order

I am their moral compass
their teacher
their emotional border

I am their chef
their driver
their planner and their friend

I’m also their foe
their dictator
"the worst", their dread

I am all of the things
all of the time
no matter what they think they need

I live for them
I always have
for ever, I concede

I am their home
I don't take that for granted
although some moments I lose grip

I know they will push me
I swear to do my best
My love for them is infinite

the daily tasks that drain me
the blandest repetition;
The food is done
The laundry folded
The kids are tucked
The dishwasher loaded.
Don't ask me how I did it
I don't even know
But I got the house done
Just watch it shimmer and glow

you might find yourself reading this
when you're old and grey

and thinking it was ridiculous
to worry about  old age

because now you're here
and it went by fast

and its time to make
this time last

since were old and grey and wrinkly
and all we need is to laugh

be that silly *****
like you wanted to be in the past

Why are you so offended by someone else's words
If you're secure in who you are
and what you know
just let it go

When blue skies turn to grey
And overnight you turn away

Something I said or didnt do
You try to pit me against you

I never asked to be put down
Because you were in a mood

Asking you to come around
Oh Please don’t be so rude

I’m not going on your guilt trip
I don’t fly that low

I’ll stay right here up up high
Where I can see you down below

The grip is loose You lost it now
I’m no longer under your control

No more guilt
I can see now

The trip has come to a close.

Am I late?
Or are the clocks set
Fifteen minutes early...
I'm racing time
And I cant keep up
Im late again, by thirty

You're too loud
You talk too much
You sing too much
You're annoying

I'm too loud for you
I talk too much for you
I sing because I like to
You're annoyed.

I'm sad again
But you'll never know
Nothing will change
I still love you though

You played a sad song
And a part of me knows
It's because my silence
The distance still grows

Take the blame from me
I place onto you
You played a sad song
And I heard it thru

It's a message I took
One to mean you're sad too
So who pulls us out when
Were both feeling blue

I'm sad again
But i wont let you know
Nothing will change
I still love you though

You played a sad song
And a part of me knows
It's because of our silence
The distance still grows

Id donate an ***** or limb if I had to,
I sacrificed my body to grow them in the womb
I put my needs aside to provide them with a roof
I sleep on a cot so they have their own rooms
Theres not much space  here but we make do
Anything for my babies one, three and two