In elementary school I made you artwork on Mother’s Day,
And I gave you another on Father’s Day.
In junior high I made you breakfast,
And in high school I bought you a present.
But the other 363 days I gave you attitude, arguments, and tears.
I yelled at you for making me do chores,
And I was mad because I thought you were pushing me too hard.
When I turned 18 you gave me the books you wrote when you were raising me,
And now I know that everything you did was in my best interest.
As a new adult I got a rude awakening as to how tough life can be,
And I see how much you have sacrificed for me.
I wrote this to say thank you,
To say I love you,
Even when I forget.
You are the strongest woman I know,
You raised me by yourself,
And gave me everything you had.
You taught me to be resilient and hardworking,
But also loving and caring.
I could not ask for a better role model than you.
All that I am,
And all that I will become,
It is because of you.
So thank you,
To the moon and back.
