Love Poem: Mom Who Am I
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Written by: Valerie Clayton

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