For My Children

As the sun quietly sinks behind me
I realize how my life ought to be
And I ponder how it could’ve been
Had I taken the road of things not seen
 
Though I think and I wonder
I am not sad I’m a mother
Two babes so dear
Who make it clear
To me, why I’m here
And not another
 
Now the struggle makes me cold
For them I still am bold
My precious girl and boy
My precious pride and joy
 
I sit back and watch them
Holding close and teaching them
How things ought to be
How much they mean to me
What it means to be free
To know life as a priceless gem
 
The beauty in their eyes
My worried mother sighs
Oh, how I love to hold on
To my daughter and my son
I hope one day they’ll know…
For them this all was done