Dear Mum

I want to thank you with these words

For being there when I am hurt;

For being there when I am not;

For bringing lunch when I forgot!

And thank you also, for the times

That you forgave me for such crimes

As putting clean clothes on the floor;

Or shouting, stamping and slamming doors.

And thanks for all the things you taught;

And showing patience when I could not.

For letting me sing my own song

But helping me when things go wrong;

For all the thoughtful things you do;

For all the love that you exude;

For making me what I've become;

And just for being lovely, Mum.