Sometimes I know the words to say, <br />To give thanks for all you’ve done, <br />But they fly up and away, <br />As quickly as they come. <br /> <br />How could I thank you enough, <br />The one who makes me whole, <br />The one to whom I owe my life, <br />And the forming of my soul. <br /> <br />The one who tucked me in at night, <br />The one who stopped me from crying, <br />The one who was the expert <br />At picking up when I was lying. <br /> <br />The one who drops me off at school, <br />And spends every day at work, <br />Yet magically can produce a smile, <br />Even when I act like a jerk. <br /> <br />The one who makes many sacrifices, <br />To always put me first, <br />Who lets me test my broken hearts, <br />In spite of how much it hurts. <br /> <br />Who paints my worlds with a rainbow, <br />When its filled with broken dreams, <br />Who explains it all so clearly, <br />Even when everything is not what it seems. <br /> <br />Are there really any words for this, <br />I find this question though, <br />Anything I want to say, <br />Just doesn’t seem to be enough. <br /> <br />How can I thank you, <br />For your sweat, your heart and your tears, <br />For the million things you’ve done for me, <br />After all these amazing years. <br /> <br />For changing with me when I changed, <br />Accepting all my flaws, <br />Not loving me ‘cause you had to, <br />But loving just because. <br /> <br />For never giving up on me, <br />When your wits had reached their end, <br />For always being proud of me <br />For being my best friend. <br /> <br />And so I have come to realize, <br />The only way to say... <br />It’s the only way to thank you <br />It's clear in one way. <br /> <br />Look at me stand here before you, <br />To see the person that I have become, <br />Do you see yourself in me? <br />The job that you have done?<br /><br />Alexa Buttner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/to-my-mom-on-valentines-day/
