To My Daughter,

I hope you know how much I love you so.

I might embarrass you from time to time
By giving lots of love and needless kisses,
But you need to know Mom loves you so.
Before you were born I didn't know
Just how much I would love you so,
But when I looked into your eyes for the first time,
I felt my heart grow and grow.
A Mother's love is hard to explain,
Not everyone will feel the same.
Now that you are getting older I felt the need to tell you
Just how much I love you so.
Time may pass day after day or year after year,
But the love I have for you grows
nearer and dearer to my heart each day and year.
To my daughter, I hope you know just how much I love you so.

I remember the good times that we once had...

but still my life is so sad
I try to look forward but my mind goes back...
because a piece of the glass
on our portrait is cracked.
I try so hard to protect the glass
I won't let it shatter...
Because you and your love
are all that matters.
My family is all that means anything to me
Still...everything always
gets blamed on me.
This happens to moms all over the world.
We're supposed to be perfect
But as the saying goes, “Nobody’s perfect”
I have never been great
or the "best of moms"...
And at times I've failed by the things I've done wrong.
For those things, I am sorry I didn't want you to cry...
but please remember my eyes are not dry.
I hope you can find our love that seems lost.
For the mistakes I have made I am extremely sorry my dear
A piece of my life is missing and gone.
And everything feels so wrong.
When times seem too hard to bear and I feel like giving up,
I envision your beautiful face, the twinkle of your eyes and things of such.
I want to be the best mom I can be to you and embrace you with all my love.
You are as precious as a flower and as gorgeous as a rose.
You have been specially made to the very tip of your nose.
You are as sweet as honey; such an innocent young child.
You are brighter than any star in the sky every time you smile.
I want you to be proud of who you are and strive to be the best.
I will always be your mother first, but I'm also your friend.
You are the most precious gift that I've ever been given.