When a baby is born you are full of love..
And you thank God for this gift from up above..
You can't sleep cause you are full of fear..
That their cries you might not hear..
You sit at night and watch them sleep..
And you are in awe at the love you feel so deep..
You counted toes and you counted fingers..
As your touch on their face still lingers..
Then they grow and start to walk and talk..
And you have to watch them like a hawk..
They trample on our toes and break your stuff..
And the hours in the day aren't near enough..
Fingerprints everywhere, and a mess all around..
And when you need them, their shoes can't be found..
You wonder if you will make it and not go insane..
As the children are yelling and raising kain..
Next thing you know they are starting school..
And what to do with yourself you just haven't a clue..
Though the peace you wished for is here at last..
You find yourself wishing for the days of the past..
When the house was a mess and full of noise..
After all girls will be girls, and boys will be boys..
You never thought you would miss them quite so much..
Their messes, and their yelling and their touch..
Then school is out and once again they are home..
And you wonder if you will ever get to use your phone..
While you weren't looking they grew up some more..
Wasn't only yesterday they were still just four??
Now they are teenages for the years just flew..
And you wonder how when you closed your eyes they grew..
Now they no longer trample just on your toes..
They trample on your heart as all mothers know...
Pretty soon they are talking about being in love..
And now you pray for strength from above..
They have their first heartbreak and your heart breaks too..
You sit and hold them as they cry...for it's all you can do..
Then they are wanting to drive and go out..
And you wonder if you will ever survive the worry and doubt..
Once again sleep is a thing of the past..
Just like when they were babies..full circle at last..
Once again you are full of a different kind of fear..
Scared that the phone will ring and what you will hear..
Everytime they come home you breathe a sigh of relief..
Glad that you didn't hear from the hospital or police..
You try to be a mother and a friend too..
But you know your first job is the one you must do..
The second is one you hope they will understand..
Because all children need a guilding hand..
All you can do is let them know you are there..
If they need you..anytime...anywhere..
And love them no matter what they say or do..
Know that as you love them..they love you too..
They make you laugh and they make you cry,
They make you worry, and they make you sigh..
Children will bring you pain that is true..
But nothing out weights the joy they bring to you..
Children, they all seem to grow up way to fast..
The years are a blur, one running into the last..
Before you know they are adults and out on their own..
Oh where did the time go...you wonder as you feel so alone..
Now the house is clean and not a fingerprint can be found..
And it is now too quite where it was once full of sound..
You wish you had spent less time worrying about the mess..
And more helping them make it..you have to confess..
07/23/98
By Emerald