Most Precious Gift

I cried the day I found you were growing inside.
Tears of joy and relief, I just could not hide.
I had tried so long and was afraid it would never be..
Then, the miracle, the answer to my prayers I would see.

The day finally arrived, the labor was painful and long.
I had great trouble in having you and something was wrong!
"Please God don't take this child, Doctor do what you can"...
God heard me and spared you to become a great man.

You were the perfect child, although all mothers think that's true
I loved to see each new stage you went through.
Cowboy to firemen, I'd say "Whatever you put your mind too"
I never dreamed when you said soldier, that one would come true.

When I'd come to your high school to visit a teacher or two
Across campus in front of friends you'd yell, "Mom I love you".
You were never embarrassed to say how you felt...
My heart leapt inside with joy, I thought I would melt.

I loved you so much, nothing has changed from then till now
Some people think it's supposed to be different somehow.
Just because you are grown and have said "I DO"
Doesn't mean there's a difference in how I feel about you!

I would step in front of a train in a second to save your life
And now I would also do so for your kids and your wife
I know that they are first now, just as it should be.
But, isn't there still just a bit of room in there for me?

I admit that I feel selfish, forgotten, and at times tears fill my eyes...
Mother's Day comes, package at the door? - an unexpected surprise!
From half way around the world, you still do what you can...
How lucky I am, my special little boy is now this wonderful man.

I think about how many others who are now counting on you.
As a deployed soldier, I can only imagine the jobs that you do.
To have kept you as that sweet little boy and not this Army Lieutenant
Would have robbed the world of the most precious gift I could give it!

I dream about the day when you step off that plane in front of me.
Tears of joy and relief, as I watch you embrace your young family.
I had prayed for this so long and was afraid it would never be..
Full circle, the miracle, the answer to my prayers I will then see.


By Cindy Eriksen