There's something to be said
For all the things you do
Even the silly things
That make me smile in my sleep

You've seen my every step
And shown me how to manage

The first ones
The fast ones
The tough ones
The slow ones

The ones that made you laugh
And the ones that made me stronger

But there's a few more steps I have to take
Up those steps to shake a hand
And hear my name read, at the stand

Society deems this as the moment
We part our ways
But only our bodies, not our hearts

You won't be there to fold my clothes
Or keep my dates
Or even talk to me
About my day

But you will always be there
As the one who loved me along the way
And the one who raised me
To the man I am today

I hope to never see a time
Where I don't miss you-
The precious women I call:
Mother