My mom cleaned houses for the wealthy

who did not have to worry about security

we never had enough to eat

leftovers she brought home to us

were a treat

she learned to do so much on her own

sewing to decorate our simple home

she knitted socks better than store bought

and never wasted anything we got

she taught us to love and give

values of how we should live

we never had a life of luxury

but we had a lot of respectability

she read us stories and sang us songs

helped us learn rights from wrongs

she expressed her love in her deeds

sacrificing her goals for our needs

she deserved a life of her own

once we were grown

she now can do some of the things

that freedom and maturity brings

the bond between us is strongly stitched

because of her love my life is enriched