Patience

If I knew you

If I knew you

you would have hugged me everyday

You would have laughed when I leapt onto my bed

because I had it in my head - the boogie man was there

waiting to grab my feet

You would have tucked me into bed real tight

so my little feet wouldn’t peek out at night

And when I couldn’t go to sleep - a lullaby you would sing

and stroke my forehead lovingly

You would do that …wouldn’t you

If I knew you

You would have washed my face in gentle sweeps

where chocolate drops had splashed my cheeks

You would have pestered me night and day

to brush my teeth the proper way

and I would have kept on trying to trick you

You would have held my hand real tight

to keep me from taking flight

You would have run to me when I fell

it would only be a scratch

but you would have used the biggest patch

to match its significance to me

And when I felt loves first kiss

I would have tried to hide it

but you would have known

I guess you would have known when my heart was shattered too

or when I did something scary

even though I couldn’t tell you straight away

You would have been there to receive the tears

without the explanation

And when I told untruths or tried to pull a scam on you

I would wonder how you knew - and why you let me see it through

Later I would know - you took the time to know me

If I knew you

I’m all grown up now

Sometimes I wonder where you are

Would I know you walking down the street

Would I see my face reflected back at me

I don’t need to ask if you think of me - from time to time

I know you do - I’m a mother too

guess I knew you after all.........