For So Many Years

For so many years I’ve loved you now

Loved watching you grow up

But I don’t see how

You have had enough

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What did I do to deserve

This punishment that you’ve laid out

I’m not here to serve

Your anger or your doubts

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Just because I’m your mother

You expect me to take abuse

But sometimes I wonder

Really, what is the use?

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I love you still

I always will

But please be kind to yourself

Into your heart you must delve

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I hope you still think

Of all the great times we had

If even for a blink

I hope you’re still not mad

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I love you darling!