New Poem: LOVE YOU FOREVER

I will love you forever.

I will love you when you are tiny,
When I cuddle you to my chest,
Give you a bottle,
And sing you a lullaby.

I will love as you toddle around,
Clutching a sippy cup
Then climb in my lap for a story
Or a game of patty-cake.
I will love you as you discover
My heart beating fast
As your eyes light up at learning
Each name and game and song

I will love as you climb on the bus
Brand-new bookbag proudly worn
New clothes and new supplies
For your school adventure

I will love you as you grow
When you complain about homework and chores,
Even when you yell, "I hate you,"
Run out of the room and slam the door

I will love you when the reasons you like
The things that you like--
Twilight and Bieber and Call of Duty--
Are incomprehensible to me

I will love you when you think you're grown,
When you go to college, live on your own
But I'll still be here with a listening ear
Or advice when you call on the phone

I will love you when you marry,
As you start a family of your own
But no matter what you do or where you live,
I'll miss you until we're together again.

I will love you when you're a grandparent,
When your children are grown and gone
And I'll still have time for facebook photos
And stories of days gone by

I will love you when you are old,
When you forget how to tie your own shoes
Even if you forget who I am,
I will still want to spend time with you.

I loved you yesterday,
I love you today,
Tomorrow I will love you, too
And the day after that,
And the day after that,
Until the sky is no longer blue.

I will love you forever,
For always, For now--
Because you are my family.