A mother’s love

A mother’s love

I took a job, any job to feed my family
I worked hard scrubbing floors
Dreaming of better days
I worked from dawn to dusk
Ran around to care for all
But no one cared for me

Many nights the tears flowed
But I never let you see
I smiled while I cooked and cleaned
Said I wasn’t hungry so you could eat.

I got ill but you didn’t know, I lied to you.
I wanted you to grow, to be the best you could
Forgive me that lie, now that I am old

You are grown now with a family of your own
You visit me on Sundays
You say I wasn’t there for you
I worked for you to have what I had not.

I won’t cry now, you have judged me
What could I say to change your mind
I loved my child, I love the man you are
You were my world, I tried my best.