The Mother I Wish I Had

The mother I wish I had Has soft and caring hands She’s dedicated to her goals And accept me as I am At the beginning of the day she helps me with my hair Tells me that I am beautiful Just the way I am The mother I wish I had Goes out shopping with me We drive and get milkshakes together But for me, it’s only ever been a fantasy The mother I wish I had Stands up for others She doesn’t let herself get walked over And never backs down When we walk into a room together We’re told how much we look alike Beautiful mother, beautiful daughter Lovely all the same The mother I wish I had Doesn’t exist for me By blood I’ve been abandoned Never again to see Blood may be thicker than water But water cleanses my wounds So thank you to the women Who have been the mother I wish I had, to me