Mother

I'm willing to hope for the best, but accept the worst,
Though I won't let you look in either direction.
I'll cook you dinner, make your bed, and offer any affection,
Just stay in the present.

I remember the kids in the halls being wary of where the tiles met;
If you stepped on a crack you'd break your mother's back they said,
But now, if filling all the cracks would put you back together,
I'd pave the roads day in and day out.

I know one day your time will come like any other.
You gave me life and for that I am forever grateful,
I only wish that I could return the favor.
May the light at the end of the tunnel,
Be the first light you see through new eyes.
I love you, my mother.