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)

~ by April on May 12, 2013.

Posted in Family, God, Humanity, Identity, Motherhood, Poetry
Tags: Daughter, Love, Mother's Day, Motherhood, poetry, Promise

6 Responses to “My Promise (repost for Mother’s Day)”

I like it very much – for one thing because it has a very powerful rhythm.

Matthias Steingass said this on May 12, 2013 at 10:55 am | Reply
- 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.
  
  sometimes said this on May 12, 2013 at 3:22 pm | Reply
well said……mom

Mom said this on May 12, 2013 at 11:34 am | Reply
- 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. 🙂
  
  sometimes said this on May 12, 2013 at 3:23 pm | Reply
Lovely

Romantic Dominant said this on May 12, 2013 at 5:47 pm | Reply
Very nice poem, poignant…for your daughter, a priceless gift. Thank you.

Danny said this on May 12, 2013 at 9:40 pm | Reply

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