I was six
months old and full of fun,
with a blink
of your eye, I was suddenly one.
There were so
many things we were going to do,
but when you
turned your head, I turned two.
At two I was
very dependent on you,
but
independence took over when I turned three.
My third
birthday was another year
you tried to
ignore,
but when the
candles were lit,
there weren't
three but four.
Four was the
year that I really strived,
but with a
turn of your back, I became five.
At five I was
ready for rules
and told this
is the year I go to school.
The big day
came, and I was anxious
but scared to
go.
You walked me
to my room going oh, so slow.
With a gentle
smile, you said,
"I'll see
you in PE".
As the years
came and went,
along with
friends fads, and boyfriends,
you were in
the background watching over me.
Soon we
stepped into my teenage years,
which started
the days of mouthing off
and learning
to drive,
and suddenly
you wished
I was five all
over again.
Time goes so
fast it is so hard to believe,
that just
yesterday I was home with you.
And tomorrow
when I come home
and walk
through the door,
you will
remember the day
I was wearing
my cap and gown
and think how
did I grow up so fast.
With a nod of
your head,
you watched me
walk down the aisle
and across the
stage.
Then, with a
wave of your hand,
three months
later you sent me off to college
to find my
way.
Now, today I
am not six months old
and full of
fun anymore,
I'm almost
twenty-one.
With
graduation approaching,
I have the
world, the city, and my job
waiting on me.
It's so hard
to believe I've come this far.
But without
you and dad, I wouldn't be here
and where I am
now.
So hold these
moments as hard as you can,
because the
next time you look,
it won't be
just me,
you'll also be
seeing a man.
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