Before I was born
I already knew
that some how some way
I would find you.

There was no other hand
for my hand to hold
no other warmth
when mine were so cold

you gave me flowers
and kept all the thorns
through the coldest of winters
you kept me warm.

And there were times
Id want to fade away
but you held me tightly
and begged me to stay.

you kept me from drowning
though you couldn't swim
but that never stopped you
from jumping in.

My laughter is yours
my smile you've kept
while you felt every tear
that I silently wept

You held my life
from the day I came here
from the day I was born it was perfectly clear

that you were my mother, my protector, my friend.
My heartbeat, my breath and my life.
til the end