mama

mama,

it’s hard

to find the words

when it feels like

i’ve used them all,

how many more ways

can i say

how grateful

i am for you?

even when

i trip and i fall,

you’ve been there

through it all,

helping me push through

even when i feel

like there’s nothing

i can do,

and i know

that i goof and joke

when i gotta repeat

a story i’ve already told,

but the reality is

that i don’t know

how i’d do this

without you.

never needed comics

because you were

my superhero,

got the confidence

and a heart

the size of a hulk,

i hope to have

half of that

one day,

i hope to love

as unabashedly

as you have,

they said dogs

are a man’s best friend,

but it’s easy to see

why you’ve always been

cooper and teddy’s favorites,

the first friends

they ever made,

and i hope

one day

to live my life

with your level

of grace.

i know i don’t

say it enough,

but you were the first

that i loved,

even before i knew

what love was,

you were the first

i ever said

those three words to,

but they may never

be enough

to properly show

how much you mean,

today might be

a special day,

but you deserve

to be celebrated

for 365 plus,

the queen of the house,

and i’ll do

all that i can

to make you proud.

i love you, mom.