I thought we had an understanding.
I thought we were a team.
Us girls gotta stick together, right?
RIGHT?!?!?
WRONG.
I should have known
You had a mind of your own
Before you ever even took a breath
When they laid you on my chest
and our eyes first met
you hadn’t cried a bit
Was that adoration I glimpsed
Right before you shit
all over my boobs?
Apparently not
so then
We had a little talk
about not pooping on mommy
and you smiled as you
promptly did it again
Damn.
I should have known then
you had a mind of your own
and an attitude to match
SO
it shouldn’t be a surprise
when you fight me about
everything under the sun
and even though sometimes
it breaks my heart
and shatters my soul
and infuriates me beyond any anger I’ve known
I want you to know
I’m proud of proud you
owning your own mind
and your fearless way
of jumping
of leaping without looking
of standing -without flinching-
for what you believe in
JUST REMEMBER
it’s easy to face a momjust remember
that one day you’ll face a manjust remember
that mind of your ownTHEN.
