My Promise (repost for Mother’s Day)
I cannot give you normal,
Sweet girl,
It is not written in our DNA.
I cannot give you perfection,
Firecracker,
It does not exist.
I cannot give you siblings,
One and only,
I am aware of my own resources.
I cannot give you God,
“My little witch,”
When I cannot find him myself.
I cannot give you ALL of me,
Dear daughter,
Without compromising us.
I cannot give you forever,
Butterfly,
We must learn to value now.
But I can give you my presence,
Baby girl,
I am here.
While I can will it,
Leia,
I will show up for you.
–by Me (April Resnick)
sometimesihatemycat 
I like it very much – for one thing because it has a very powerful rhythm.
Thank you so much Matthias. I am so glad that you are reading. This one was indeed powerful for me to write. A love letter to my daughter, based in reality, not based in platitudes or fairy tales.
well said……mom
Thanks mom. Happy Mother’s Day. I love you. I am thrilled that you are still reading. It will be one year of blogging tomorrow. 🙂
Lovely
Very nice poem, poignant…for your daughter, a priceless gift. Thank you.