Because of you I am confident in my strength
Because of you I am confident in my weakness
Because of you I am confident in my womanhood
Because of you I am confident in a man’s masculinity
Than a man, your slender body is no less powerful
Than a man, your tender heart is no less warrior
The love you carry is fierce
The passion you hold is dangerous
The protection you provide me is empowering
The covering you give me is strengthening
You are a treasure to humanity
You are a fortress to my heart
The wisdom you freely give is the foundation which I can
walk on
The bravery you firmly hold is the path you’ve paved before
me
There is no valley
There is no mountain
There is no ocean
There is no sky
That I could possibly venture into
Without the shoulders you have given me to stand on
You raise me up, so I truly stand on mountains.
The deepest places of my heart are thankful for the friendship
and power you have given me.
There is no other woman that holds the place in my heart
that you hold
In my darkest moments, you were there to hold me
In my brightest moments, you were there to shout my name
I am who I am, because of the beautiful example of femininity
you imparted to me.
Dear Mom, you are a pillar of beauty.
Thank you for allowing your ceiling to become my floor.
