MY TRUE PLACE OF COMFORT IS UNDER MY MOTHERS WING
EATING ICE CREAM AND CAKE WHEN I HAVE MINOR CUTS AND STINGS
I AM THE BABY BIRD AND YOU ARE THE MOTHER
YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE I HAVE, THERE WON’T BE ANOTHER
I REMEMBER GOING TO THE PARK AND THE PIGGY BACK RIDES
YOUR KISSES ON MY CHEEK WHENEVER I CRIED
YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR WHATEVER I TRIED
YOUR BELT ON MY BUTT WHENEVER I LIED
THE SATURDAY MORNING GROCERY SHOPPING IN TROY
THE MCDONALDS HAPPY MEALS WITH A TOY
THE MAN INSIDE OF ME WHO IS STILL A MAMA’S BOY
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS I HAVE MADE AND YOUR JOY
YOUR LOVE IS LIKE MY DRUG BECAUSE I CAN’T SEEM TO GET ENOUGH
I MAY NOT SHOW IT ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE I TRY TO ACT TOUGH
YOU ARE MY NURSE WHEN I AM CONFINED, MY TEACHER WHEN I AM MISLEAD,
MY HEART WHEN IT’S BEEN ABUSED, AND MY LUNGS WHEN THEY ARE BEING DEPRIVED OF AIR
YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME
AND THE DEATH OF YOU WOULD BE THE DEATH OF ME
YOU ARE THE REDDISH HUE TO MY PERFECT SUNSET, MY UMBRELLA SO I WON’T GET WET,
MY RADIO FOR MY CASSETTE, MY ALLEVIATION WHEN I AM UPSET
AND WITHOUT YOUR LOVE I WOULDN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO
YOUR NAME IS INSCRIBED ON MY HEART AS IF IT WERE A TATTOO
I AM THE JOEY AND YOU ARE THE MOTHER KANGAROO
AND I THINK ME TELLING YOU “I LOVE YOU” IS WELL OVERDUE
YOU ARE THE ONLY WOMAN WHO WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN
THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY LIFE
THE WOMAN MY DAD CALLS HIS WIFE
AND THE WOMAN THAT MY NEICES AND NEPHEWS CALL GRANNY
LET US OUT LIVE WHAT WE DID YESTERDAY AND FORGET ABOUT THE PAST
FOCUS ON THE PRESENT AND WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE FOR US
LOOK AHEAD INTO THE FUTURE AND SEE WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO BE
AND LOOK AT THIS POEM EVERYDAY AND REALIZE “YOU” ARE ME!
BY: LEELAND DAVENPORT
