How do I stop being your mother
Please someone tell me how
To be alright when others say I can’t be with you now

I held you close the day you were born
And every day a little more
Every day since then
I’ve loved you still
More than the day before

Every morning I open my eyes
then go to wake you in your bed
I whisper your name, a gentle good morning
and kiss your sleeping head

Then off to school we go
and just before you walk away
I hug you tight and tell you I'll be
right here at the end of the day
I tell you to have the best day ever, and give one final kiss
All little things that I would rather die than have to miss

You come bumbling out the doorway as another school day ends
And leap into my arms, with hugs and kisses again
Just like our good mornings, our goodnights are special too
The same words every night for years
Goodnight, sweet dreams, I love you

The world we knew has turned upside down
Forcing us to be apart
But not because they only
Have your best interest at heart
To them it’s about control and power
And ultimately winning
But they don’t see that they’re hurting you
And have since the beginning
Thier malice knows no boundary
Their manipulation knows no shame
Using my babies as weapons to hurt me
Has now become a game

Each minute is forever
Each breath is hard to take
Each tear drop for my babies for
Each moment they're away
~Dawn Bolitho