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Mom Who Am I

Am I a duck that swims in the lake? Am I a truck that has lost its brakes? Am I a tadpole swimming upstream? Am I the things at night that I dream? NO MY CHILD Am I a cat that meows out loud? Am I that silent person in the crowd? Am I that tree standing amongst other trees? Am I those flying birds and the bees? NO MY CHILD Am I the rock that falls down hill? Am I the person who pays all the bills? Am I the sun that shines in the day? Am I the stuff potters call clay? NO MY CHILD Am I never going to rise to the top? Am I going only so far and stop? Am I never going to strive to be all that I can? Am I just running this race just to say that I ran? NO MY CHILD Am I going to stand if people treat me mean? Am I going to remember that I am a King or Queen? Am I going to take my place in life? Am I going to grow up and have a husband or wife? YES MY CHILD Am I going to cry all the time? Am I never going to dance when I listen to the chimes? Am I like the rain that falls from the sky? Am I like the desert that is very dry? NO MY CHILD Am I going to go to unknown places? Am I going to win alot of races? Am I going to fall down and get back up? Am I going to have goodness fill my cup? YES MY CHILD Am I going to be all that I can be? Am I going to treat people the way they treat me? Am I going to seek wisdom when I can? Am I going to grow up to be a Godly woman or man? YES MY CHILD I am going to remember familiar faces? Am I going to be a Lawyer and try difficult cases? Am I going to love with all my heart and soul? Am I going to love others when their love for me grows cold? YES MY CHILD Am I going to honor my mother and father? Am I going to do it even when times get harder? Am I going to have some bumps and bruises? Am I going to travel on fancy cruises? YES MY CHILD Am I going to do the impossible things? Am I going to do those things that the eyes have not seen? Am I going to be successful and be at the top? Am I going to keep trying and never stop? YES MY CHILD

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Date: 5/5/2016 3:39:00 AM
valerie clayton, this is an awesome poem, thank you for sharing. --SKAT
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Date: 11/24/2010 9:53:00 AM
Please continue to share your poetry with us here at PoetrySoup. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving Valerie. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/16/2010 5:07:00 PM
Wow! Indeed we all want to know who we are... Valerie, your poem makes perfect sense.. very heart moving, also welcome to the soup,,, p.d.
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Date: 11/16/2010 2:02:00 PM
Nice and touchy dialogue a child and the mother, valerie
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Date: 11/16/2010 7:12:00 AM
Welcome to Poetry Soup... so enjoyed your very creative write in poetry today.. hope your time on Soup will be special and fun.. check out the contest page offered to members.. good luck with luv.. be blessed this happy day...
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Date: 11/16/2010 6:57:00 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Valerie. Wishing you the best in your writing endeavors. You can look to the left side of the main page and find lots of information on PoetrySoup including contests by members of PoetrySoup and contests by the PoetrySoup site also which you as a new member and us oldies also may enter. If you have questions please feel free to ask ANYONE here. We are ALL willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/16/2010 6:21:00 AM
Absolutely touching & strong. I love all the questions. Challenge...everything. Keep progressing...no matter what age. Excellent!
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