I Get it Now

Having my daughter absolutely changed my life. In the harder moments I think to myself how lucky I am to have such a loving mother who has provided me with a great example of limitless love. So, this weeks blog post is a poem, a dedication of sorts, to my mama.

I get it now

When you say I am your baby, even though I’m 29

Why you hug me a little longer

Why you place your hand on mine

I get it now

Why you woke me through the night

To make sure my fever broke

Even when you worked a double shift

And the fatigue was settled on your soul

I get it now

How my accomplishments can bring you pride

Why you clapped the loudest

Why it may have made you cry

I get it now

Why every school trip you would attend

Even when I was not excited

And would rather sit with a friend

I get it now

How my growing brought both joy and sorrow

How you hated watching me outgrow my clothes

And loved to see what I would do tomorrow

I get that without a YOU

There would not be a ME

I get why you stepped back, why you let me be

But most of all

I get it

How love can change and grow

Into something magical,

The bounds of which I still don’t know

How it becomes unstoppable

A force of nature-sure and true

It all makes sense to me

I understand my love for her
I get it now, because of you