Today i choose to remember -
that sweet little girl from SMCC,
that little gem of my heart -
who is the apple of her daddy's eye...
i remember teaching you all the skills:
cooking, cleaning, mopping and car-washing -
and both of us doing it together,
and i remember laughing at all your little pranks...
and i remember teaching you cursive writing,
and this is what i got, in cursive:
"Thank you for being there when i needed you most -
for being my rock when i should have been yours;
thank you for believing in me, even when i doubted myself,
thank you for being the one person i could trust;
no matter what, no matter where,
but most of all thank you for being my mum -
a mum i am so proud to claim...
You've taught me to be kind'
and to treat people with care -
for that i am very thankful
and very much aware...
when i grow up up -
i want to follow your footsteps
and to be as loving
and caring as you,
when i grow up
i want to follow your footsteps...
I look at you
as a loving person
with hair that's always perfect;
you use no make-up
but there is no need:
you are beautiful without it -
not only on the outside,
but on the inside...
I am happy
when i hear your laughter
the laugh that i hear so often
that tells me everything is okay...
you've taught me to be kind,
and treat people with care -
for that i am very thankful,
and very much aware..."
That's my girl - the gem of my heart:
who shines like the North star on a dark night...
who laughs with me when i am happy,
and cries when i am sad...
that's my little girl - gem of my heart!
