Mother Mother One Word So many meanings Without you there would not be life I see myself in your eyes The way you act The words you say And just your whole persona Your laughter always brings a smile to my face You are also my friend Someone I can act goofy with And giggle over the craziest things When you tell me you are proud of me Be proud of yourself Because who I am Is a reflection of you I love you Mother's Day May 14th, 2000 I wrote this poem for my mom and gave it to her as a gift on Mother's Day in 2000. I was twenty-one years old. I was so naive, or maybe innocent, back then. The thought of not having my mother with me never really crossed my mind. Now here I am, eighteen years later, wondering how I have lived without her for the past nine years. I always feel a little guilty on Mother's Day. I know how I am supposed to feel/act. I am supposed to fawn over my own children and t...