Single: Mom

Sometimes she throws her shoulders back

And holds her hands upon her hips

Sometimes she folds the covers down

Sometimes she curls her hair

Sometimes she takes her coffee black

Sometimes she doesn’t care

Sometimes she paints her toenails

Before she mows the lawn

Sometimes she thinks it all makes sense

Sometimes she gets it wrong

Sometimes the children make her complete

Sometimes they don’t come close

Sometimes she holds her own hand

Sometimes she burns the toast

Sometimes she breaks her own rules

Sometimes she bows her head

Sometimes she smiles

Sometimes she laughs

Sometimes she cries instead

Sometimes she watches movies

And dreams of better days

Sometimes she sets the clock

Sometimes she just sleeps late

Sometimes this life is painful

Sometimes she makes mistakes

Sometimes she hopes for all of that

But most times she’ll have

What’s left to take