One For My Parents Poem by Mal Sharp

My mum taught me how to read and write,
She showed me how to love and live.
My father taught me my wrong from right,
He showed me how to hope and give.

I think myself lucky to have them both,
Within my life and within my heart.
They have been there for my entire growth,
They will be there till the day we part.

I love and respect them and always will,
They own a part of my very soul.
Because of them my dreams I can fulfill,
They love and respect me, I am whole.