"to understand a parent
you must first become one"
I never believed that~
I thought being a parent was a path
you made for yourself~
you didn't walk in anothers footsteps
but you do
and the footsteps are familiar
they have the same ability
to annoy you
seem unfair to you
control you
remind you
it all comes full circle
never-ending
remaining unbroken
now I place my feet
in my mothers footprints
and am not suprised to find
they match perfectly
and I see my children walking in mine
only now I know the importance
of all the rules
the questions
the demanding of answers
the guidelines
and the comfort of walking~
in my mothers footprints
and I know I have to be patient
and wait for each of them to realise
that the footprints I leave along the path
were walked for a reason
and with love
and just like me
with my mother before me
they will realise the importance of each step
and know it was imprinted
in the path of their life
from the heart of their mother
(c) nfn 2001
you must first become one"
I never believed that~
I thought being a parent was a path
you made for yourself~
you didn't walk in anothers footsteps
but you do
and the footsteps are familiar
they have the same ability
to annoy you
seem unfair to you
control you
remind you
it all comes full circle
never-ending
remaining unbroken
now I place my feet
in my mothers footprints
and am not suprised to find
they match perfectly
and I see my children walking in mine
only now I know the importance
of all the rules
the questions
the demanding of answers
the guidelines
and the comfort of walking~
in my mothers footprints
and I know I have to be patient
and wait for each of them to realise
that the footprints I leave along the path
were walked for a reason
and with love
and just like me
with my mother before me
they will realise the importance of each step
and know it was imprinted
in the path of their life
from the heart of their mother
(c) nfn 2001