Hi my name is Amelia Terry, I am a student writer for the Sting. I enjoy writing poetry and short stories. I also enjoy trying to understand students that relate to my poems.

This poem is about my mom who has been by my side since I was born. She´s not supposed to be an enemy, she is my friend but she is also my mom. I want this poem to show her how much I really am glad she´s my mom and a best friend.

Grateful Daughter
When I was a baby I cried and whined for you to come home
Now I sit in silence waiting for you to arrive
But when you´re home, you don´t really speak to me
I thought for the longest time that you don´t care about what I say to you
Turns out that you had changed since you’ve had me and my little brother.

I just miss when it was me and you at one point or maybe it´s just me..
But going out with just us girls when I was a kid was just pure happiness out of me
Every little thing we did together, we were just happy with no worries.
And over time I dug a hole I didn´t know I was digging.
Every mean word we´ve said, every time I backtalked, every argument we had, I kept digging myself deeper

One thing I do know is I´m digging myself out after a couple of years, and learned the hard way.
I’m a grateful daughter I swear, yes I make mistakes and you do too
Because nobody is perfect, I know that for a fact.
Everyday I think about everything you’ve given me, life a roof over my head, and everything you can imagine and you may not see that but I pray how grateful I am to have you as my mother.

I pray to our heavenly father that our relationship forever gets closer as we grow
I want you to be at my wedding, be my maid of honor, and forever my mother
I love you mom. I am forever grateful for you mom.