Momily

She screamed loud and pushed me out
With that shock, my life began
Then some stranger cut the cord
And we were never close again

Didn't give me what I wanted
Gave me all she could
Gave me what she knew of love
Dressed up in oughts and should

Struggled now throughout my life
To make sense of what she said
Still her words swirl in my head
Though she is long since dead

I am the sculptor. You are the stone
A beautiful statue won't chip on its own
Got to control it. Got to be planned
When you are the parent, then you'll understand

Sometimes hurt. It sometimes helped
But I learned her lessons well
I think she really cared for me
As near as I could tell

Wanted what was best for me
At least that's what she said
I never really measured up
To the picture in her head

I tried hard to please her
So she would love me when
But all was disappointment
And she would say again

I am the sculptor. You are the stone
A beautiful statue won't chip on its own
Got to control it. Got to be planned
When you are the parent, then you'll understand

From time to time it hits me
That her ways are with me still
I tried so long to move away
I guess I never will

Taught me what she knew of life
I got all that she had
Learned her love as best I could
She gave both good and bad

It's been years since she passed on
But she's with me today
Times it helps. Times it hurts
But I still hear her say

I am the sculptor. You are the stone
A beautiful statue won't chip on its own
Got to control it. Got to be planned
When you are the parent, then you'll understand