I See A Man That Others Might Not See Poem by Kimberly Pulver

To my Son,
From the first I knew you were on the way,
I was excited and anxious to see what you’d become

I brought you home and watched you grow
And you personality develop

You began to crawl
And before long you were going to school

You have always been one to things your way
An independent thinker for sure

You fought against the rules and norm
What you did could only be your own idea

We made it through elementary with minor bruises
Then came middle, and high school – oh boy

There were day I wanted to hug you till you popped
There were days that I could have popped your head right off

I cried, yelled, threatened and worried on a daily basis
as I watched you choose paths would lead to hurt and ruin

Now you’re 18 and about to graduate
I am as proud as any mother could be

I am still just excited and anxious
To see what you will become

I SEE A MAN THAT OTHERS MIGHT NOT SEE

I see a good man, a strong man
A man with his heart right and his head on straight

I see a proud man
Who works for everything and earns his way in this world

I see the independent thinker
Becoming the productive man I always prayed you’d be

I always worry a little…. that is what a mom’s do
But I know my baby boy is going to be just fine, and make me proud

by kimmyq