A Mother’s Love

Curly locks around your face,

The whimpers in your sleep,

Make up for the disgrace,

When you were not so sweet.

You pulled my hair,

You hit the cat,

Deciding I wasn't fair,

You weren't having that.

You threw the toys,

Across the room,

And one you threw with joy,

You left me with a sense of doom,

And in that moment,

I regretted having a boy.

That wasn't enough,

You had decided,

That you were Oh so tough,

So at my head you threw your toys,

But no, you did not huff.

Even still, you would not eat,

You wouldn't listen neither,

You threw yourself at my feet,

Because I wanted a breather.

Five hours later,

Still going strong,

You said you were an alligator,

To my demise it seemed that you,

Were not going to bite the neighbor.

Just when I thought that I,

Had had all I could take,

Your eyes went droopy,

But oh for goodness sake,

Now you want to read a book,

Is there anything else you took?

One long hour after that,

You finally shut your eyes,

All that I could do was sigh,

But in the end I took off my hat,

Because despite all of that,

You're the reason I'm alive.