I've noticed that the term "Mom" means so little to everyone now, they think "mom" just means "the woman who gave birth to me and tells me what to do."
I'm here to prove how wrong that is.
A mom is so much more than just some woman who controls you, wives and teachers do that too.
A mom is an angel with a shotgun, she can make you feel like you're up above the clouds, but she'll put you in your place to.
A mom is a soldier, she fights all of your battles right by your side and she'll never leave you behind if you fall or get hurt.
A mom is like a counselor you can do talk to about all of your problems and she'll never judge you.
A mom is the greatest friend you could ever ask for, she will gossip with you, go shopping with you, argue with you, laugh with you, and make sure you don't do anything stupid.
A mom is like a tiger, she's fierce, she can be scary, but she protects her cubs with her life and does everything she can for them.
I don't know about you but my mom is all of these things and so much more, I don't know where I'd be without her. But, I do know one thing for sure, she saved my life. Not only did she create it but she saved it.
I wish I could show her how much she means to me but I'm super bad at that kind of stuff.
So I keep trying to not be as much of a pain in her ***.
I wish everyone could have a mom like mine.
Everyone needs my mom to get them through life because she's the greatest mom I could ever ask for. Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you more than you could ever know or even begin to imagine.

Through the years , through the tears,
through it all you were always there,
you are always there...always strong,
hopeful, faithful...patient....patient...
loving truly, feeling my joy, feeling my pain,
listening
teaching a few, suggesting a couple ....i appreciate
Thank you mama

Don't ever say a word of ill
Against me or you'll face her scorn
No greater champion have I known
Since that autumn day when I was born

Silver hair is now her crown
And years of care have worn her brow
But in swift defense of all she loves
My mother's shield around me goes

No kinder heart on Earth exists
Who cares for old and nurses young
But those who lie and cheat and scam
Cannot be spared my mother's tongue

I never grasp why others sigh
Or why the mountains seem so close
When on any paths my feet can trod
My mother's spirit gives me hope

Over hostile lands into deepest seas
From least to greatest anywhere
No map can hide the things I need;
My mother's eyes will find them there

I pity children who only know
A mother's love that's shown through tears
Because death is mercy to all who weep
When my mother’s love is proved by fear

Though justice in this world e'er wanes
Though brave men shudder, cower, flee
I know as long as air I breathe
My mother's hands will fight for me

Burdens great and burdens small
May have beaten, broken most
But after every sting and pain and ache
My mother's back is too strong to break

So try your best to make me hurt
But mark the warning that these words give
To careless fools who may wish me dead:
My mother's wrath will have your heads

I pray for any who'd do me wrong
Because my father taught me so
But my prayers can offer little aid
As whomever harms me, my mother slays

My mother's love is deep and great
Giving her whole self, she never hates
Helping all who ask, taking pain to care
A better woman can be found nowhere

But make no mistake, lest I be unclear:
My mother's love is wise to fear.

Ever since my birth,
her stretch marks
have caught my age
on sycamore skin.
If you were to
peel back her bark,
you could pin point
the years she spent
nurturing her saplings;
two fair oaks,
pitted like pine needles,
that ***** her fingers
every so often.
But she does not
weep like a willow,
she continues to give
her life away to raise them.

© Matthew Harlovic

She has the loveliest smile
She has the warmest hug
She has this magic
Turning my tears into laughter.

I do admire of your strength
And also to your patience which is very in length
You always do what is meant
You are always there in my every achievement

Having me inside your womb
It is like finding yourself a tomb
Your bones starting to crack
You cannot even eat your favorite snack

Hands down to you my Queen Bee
I promise I will not make you dree
I shall give you thousand of posies
And shall make a gown with full of lilies

You are my mother, my sister
My best friend, And my teacher
Even if I give you troublesome
I will always love you my dearest mom!

There are times we are miles apart
But never have I felt you were that far
Coz in each others hearts
We are always there.
We had gone through the toughest times
When everything seems to fall down
But you have never backed down
Coz you know you have to fight for us.
You have always been there for me
Carefully watching me
Always ready to help me.
It is your unconditional love
And unending support
That I am always thankful of.
Thank you will never be enough
To show my gratitude and my happiness
For having a mother like you.
No word can be enough
To say how great you are as a mom;
Best is an understatement
To describe a mother like you.
Forever and always,
I will be grateful to God for having you;
Forever and always,
I will love you Mama!

I've seen you cry one too many times this year.

and it's too late for an apology- but I will say this:

You waited anxiously for nine months for my adoption papers and immigration requirements to make or break the family you wanted to raise. Thank you.

When I came home crying in the ninth grade, begging to change schools because the girls in my class wouldn't stop calling me "*****", you tore up your roots and left all your friends so that you could give me an opportunity to be happy. Thank you.

After you caught me lighting fires in the kitchen during the last stretch of middle school, you dug to the depths of your wallet and entered me in therapy sessions. Thank you.

Midnight of the week I was supposed to go to London, you came down to the bus stop that I was waiting at with all the emergency vehicles. You checked me into a psychiatric hospital as soon as I was released from police custody in the hopes that a clinical environment would help me heal faster. Thank you.

When you found out that I had put myself into a dangerous situation, you locked down my personal things and put passwords and restrictions around me so I would be safe from the predators of this society. Thank you.

All those times I chose not to come home, all those times I locked myself in the bedroom and wouldn't speak- It was guilt. How could I face the one person who has essentially given up everything for me, just to tell her I'd made another mess that she'd have to clean up?

How could I come home to the thought that I'd failed yet again?

How could I say to my mother, who has sacrificed unquestioningly each and every day so that I could have the comfortable life I've lived, that I wasn't able to be the bigger person?

That I lost another friend, that I'd broken a law, that despite the happy home environment she'd done everything she can to create– I still found myself wanting to die at night. That I still couldn't see past the disappointments of my errors.

You've done everything for me without complaint, and on this day I couldn't be ****** enough to even say "good morning."

It's too late for an apology, but I will say this:

I cannot see myself being big enough to support the two of us in the way that you have. I cannot imagine giving up the freedoms and the niceties that you have for me. I cannot grasp the concept of selflessness over selfishness.

Mom, I love you.

Please forgive me for being so difficult.

I miss the way you play with my hair
Even though you know I hate it
I miss the way when I lean on you
You kiss the top of my head
I miss the way you act so strong
But I know exactly when you need to cry

I miss the way you tell me
I'm your favorite daughter
Though I'm your only one
I miss the way you'd fall asleep on the couch
And be impossible to wake up

I miss the way you'd come home late
And blame me for still being up
I miss the way you tell me you love me
And the way your eyes crinkle when you laugh
I miss your horrible sense of humor
And your amazing hugs

I hate being so far away
If I could live with you forever
I would.
But being a grown up is important
You taught me that.
Because underneath the partying and silliness
You are a responsible adult
And an even more amazing mom