I won’t always be your everything
But for you, I would do anything.
I’ll climb the highest mountain
If you were on the other side
But for now I’ll lay here with you
For another sleepless night.
I’ll be your music maker
Right from the very start
The one who sings your language
Who knows you off by heart.
I’ll be your open book
We will write in it together
With pages left unnumbered
So our story lasts forever.
For you I can be magic
Though your spell on me is best
How you can be right there
And the drum beat in my chest.
I’ll always be your strength
When I’m tired more than ever
I‘ll stare at you for hours
Like my eyes are finding treasure.
I’ll be your address
Even when you’re old and grown
I’ll hold on to your worries
As if they were my own.
For you I’d walk through fire
A pain I won’t forget
I’ve done it once before
The moment that we met.
I promise I’ll stop rushing
For you I’ll change my pace
Nothing will be perfect
But your ever changing face.
I’ll be the one who loves you
As far as the eye can see
I’ll try and teach you what I know
But it’s you that will teach me.
For you I’ll be the stars
For you I’ll be the moon
But mostly I’ll be me
Like I was handpicked for you.
I won’t always get it right
I won’t always be your everything
But I’ll always be your mum
And for you, I would do anything.
Words: @jessurlichs_writer
Art: @chloe_trayhurn_art
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Words available on Etsy for print
Available in poetry book 'My After All'