Am I wrong
because I have never been there for you
but I love you & I care for you
I pay for your plays
but when you perform I'm gone
I took you to the film shoot
but as it played
& tears of joy
ran down your face
I was never there to wipe them
I payed for you to model
but when you hit that stage
you didn't see me
you did a double half turn
looked again
& I wasn't in any chair
I arrived late mookie
but I was there
I apologize
I'm overprotective
you're my prized possession
but I hit & mistreat you
because pain is love
& I do love you
I shelter you
I bathed you
I help you
& to make up for all the things I've missed
I come bearing flowers
& a big, warm kiss
Don't ever doubt that I love you
because I shadow my mistakes
but I understand that you'd feel better if those mistakes were never made
& she pauses
well I pause her
& I say Ma
Please don't speak
You plead for forgiveness
that you won't get from me
yet I love you
& I know this
because if I lose you
I'd be weak
You're my mother
I'm your child
If it weren't for you
There'd be no me
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem