THINGS THAT MATTER

To you, I owe my life
You taught me right and showed me wrong
You broke my heart a countless times
Yet I could not turn my back to you.
You failed miserably in a few important things,
But you also taught me to be strong, to take failure in my stride
You showed me early that this life would not be an easy journey,
But you taught me not to give up too.
You may have been harsh at times,
And I might have been mad at you more often than not
But I love you so just the same.

To the two people I owe my life to,
I miss you terribly, I wish I did not have to grow up,
I wish you did not have to grow old,
I wish you'd show me some more love,
And I wish you were here!