A Contented Mother

It seems for so many years I've lived my life for someone else I put my feelings and needs Away somewhere on a shelf I always put my children first Their needs ahead of my own I had to look out for them Until they were grown Taking care of them Was like a full time job But it didn't feel like work Although, at times it was so hard I was always there for them That, they always knew They knew that Mom would help them To always make it through As the years passed they slowly changed They gradually started to grow Along the way they had to learn Because there was so much they didn't know But hopefully they listened As I guided them along the way Because the day will come When they to will be parents themselves one day You may think I gave a lot Because true love never found it's way to me But I didn't care and it didn't matter Because my kids were my world to me The day will come When they are grown They'll move on To live out on their own Then that's the time When I will see If true love Was meant for me If true love never finds me And I have no one to call my own I know that what I'll leave behind Will be my kids, and they were home grown 8-12-06/RJH