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This one’s for my mom
The one who has supported me even before day one
There is something special about her
On the darkest days she is my sun
A woman of pure grace
I kneel in gratitude to thank you,For all of the hope you have given me.Without your help, there would be nothing.I wouldn’t have the chance to be free. I needed you and you were there to provide.I wanted acceptance but you showed love.And althoug
Not everyone is capable,
And no one is irreplaceable,
As we play for fun,
Strategy,
Keep calmness but run,
They watch and observe,
“Mother Mentor”
To be as a friends,
To be as family,
When times were tough,
I couldn’t take her for granted.
My name is Katie, and I’ll be your nurse today.
You’re sick;you wouldn’t be here if you weren’t.I know you are upset.I know you feel stressed.I know you want to go home.What can I do to help you?
I am definitely most odd
With problems so broad
When I had a bad day
You made it less grey
And suffered time at school
Feeling like such a tool
You gave me your thoughts
To undo my knots
I was calling myself a feminist by the time I was six
So it’s no surprise that I’ve always been up to date on politics
I can’t help but be angry at the government
Parkland happened when I was seventeen
Mrs. Waters
Beautiful kindred spirit,
Lived my life before my breath.
You sail with me through it all.
My captain, lovely and wise.
A young girl from the Southside
Where cats shoot dice
In the sky Gwendolyn cools the air
Smog separates the city
These rich folks don’t come round ‘here
The city of the violet
Heart of the violence
The rhythm, the beat.
I land on my feet,
Through the storm and calm,
Ears under your palm.
You said I have a future.
You said I’d be okay.
You said I’d find the cure for cancer.
You’re encouraging that way.
You said I’d find an animal,
an orphan, and I’d save it.
You stood tall with me
When I thought I would drown in
My own self-doubt and failures
And you showed me that I'd never sink
If I taught myself to swim
So I learned to grow my wings
Take a long look at yourself in the mirror
What do you see?
Your cheeks? Your eyes? Your nose?
Maybe you don’t see features at all.
I don’t.
Your arms wrapped around me
Holding me tight in the cold winter storm
As you looked into my eyes and told me everything would be alright
That loving myself is not an easy thing to do
Your arms wrapped around me
Holding me tight in the cold winter storm
As you looked into my eyes and told me everything would be alright
That loving myself is not an easy thing to do
Dear pain,
My greatest enemy yet my closest friend
You showed me the sorrows of the world,
And you revealed the truth through the dead
“It hurts to see someone go” I would say
Delicate eyes showed through the light
A message from above
An Angel in disguise
You taught me how to love
You told me to be bright
You taught me during day
You taught me during night
Mentoring is easy to you
It’s in you blood,
Your bones
I don’t know if you even tried
You are always there
I would like to say thanks,
To you,
For filling in the blanks.
Who knew?
Who knew all the answers
And gave them to me
Like a million dancers
Learning to be.
My mom is super. Super for understanding.
Super for not being so demanding.
Plays an important role in my life.
Strong and determined to fight for what's right.
Honest to a fault. No fault of her own.
Parents are our first mentors.
They teach us to be good,
to stay away from drugs,
and to be kind to others despite our differences,
But they don't always teach us how we thought they would.
I When I was three I was taught the shape of a heart
My stubby hands learned to draw first
by scribbling the curved and pointed symbol of love
It took you months to learn my name
it didn't seem to bother you
You showed no shame
I'm certainly not one for fame,
anway.
I rode my bike up the hill every week
Wide eyes open like floodgatesHours pass as I stare, raptAbsorbing, experiencing “You watch too much TV”They see a weakness, a rotting mindBut inside my brain is alive and leaping
You were a general,
And we, your willing soldiers;
I knew from day one
That I would follow you
Anywhere.
You led us into battle,
Not against others but
Against ourselves.
It was for a midterm, I read a poem.
I practiced and executed with perfect diction.
But you had by far more wisdom
And when I sat and retired the fiction
You said I was to do it again.
To my grandad who is 90 years old
You have experienced much in the world, wheter warm and vibrant or cold
Your dedication to everything you put in has taught me much in life
Past:
A girl.
Afraid.
Terrified of her own self,
Because it had become the unknown.
How can I tell you that you have shaped every part of who I am?
How could you possibly know that I am who I am because of you?
That I have watched your every move since the day that I was born.
Experiences, you have shaped me into the Woman I am
Good or bad I still thank you for the times that we had
I learned to extract the lessons from your negatives
Used them as a resource to make my life progressive
The Alpha and the Omega
The Beginning and the End
The angels, they sing his praise
The praise of his grace and his mercy
Given undeserved to sinners like me
With a promise of eternity and prosperity
I need you! Help me! I don't want to be a nuisance
Gotta keep it to myself, don't wanna make a scene
People starring at me, they'll probably hate me
I don't want to be a bother to them
let me just sit still
