To My Mom On Valentines Day! Poem by Alexa Buttner

Sometimes I know the words to say,
To give thanks for all you’ve done,
But they fly up and away,
As quickly as they come.

How could I thank you enough,
The one who makes me whole,
The one to whom I owe my life,
And the forming of my soul.

The one who tucked me in at night,
The one who stopped me from crying,
The one who was the expert
At picking up when I was lying.

The one who drops me off at school,
And spends every day at work,
Yet magically can produce a smile,
Even when I act like a jerk.

The one who makes many sacrifices,
To always put me first,
Who lets me test my broken hearts,
In spite of how much it hurts.

Who paints my worlds with a rainbow,
When its filled with broken dreams,
Who explains it all so clearly,
Even when everything is not what it seems.

Are there really any words for this,
I find this question though,
Anything I want to say,
Just doesn’t seem to be enough.

How can I thank you,
For your sweat, your heart and your tears,
For the million things you’ve done for me,
After all these amazing years.

For changing with me when I changed,
Accepting all my flaws,
Not loving me ‘cause you had to,
But loving just because.

For never giving up on me,
When your wits had reached their end,
For always being proud of me
For being my best friend.

And so I have come to realize,
The only way to say...
It’s the only way to thank you
It's clear in one way.

Look at me stand here before you,
To see the person that I have become,
Do you see yourself in me?
The job that you have done?