Motherhood
I'm not a perfect parent I'm not even certain I'm a decent person Sometimes I struggle just to pay rent Sometimes I smile even when I'm hurtin' All I can hope for is that he's learnin' That somehow my smiles have a way of turnin' His bad days into good ones His zero moments into lump sums No, not only that of the monetary, Though I'm sure that couldn't hurt, But to keep away feelings of the solitary No matter how many times I myself revert 'Cause true love does not confine For I found no shelter to forever be safe No corner too kind to let the rest go to waste What an injustice it would be To keep him here solely for me Just 'cause for once I truly feel happy But, no, I want way too much more for him I want him to be free I wish only to be the roots to his ever-growing tree So I may keep him grounded without keeping him too far From heaven, or from his own perfect place in the stars. For Arthur Reese