Well, SHIT.

I thought we had an understanding.
I thought we were a team. 
Us girls gotta stick together, right? 
RIGHT?!?!?

WRONG.
I should have known
You had a mind of your own
Before you ever even took a breath

When they laid you on my chest
and our eyes first met
you hadn’t cried a bit
Was that adoration I glimpsed

Right before you shit
all over my boobs?
Apparently not
so then

We had a little talk
about not pooping on mommy
and you smiled as you
 promptly did it again

Damn.
I should have known then
you had a mind of your own
and an attitude to match

SO
it shouldn’t be a surprise
when you fight me about 
everything under the sun

and even though sometimes 
it breaks my heart 
and shatters my soul 
and infuriates me beyond any anger I’ve known

I want you to know
I’m proud of proud you 
owning your own mind
and your fearless way

of jumping
of leaping without looking
of standing -without flinching-
for what you believe in

JUST REMEMBER
it’s easy to face a mom

just remember
that one day you’ll face a man

just remember
that mind of your own

THEN.