If I Have a Daughter

If I have a daughter, I want to be just like you.

I want her to be proud to call me her mama,

Because I am so proud to call you mine.

I want her to be able to find me in a crowd

Because I could find you in a second.

I want the smile on her face to grow when she sees me,

Because even if I don’t show it, there’s a smile somewhere when I see you.

I want to be her inspiration

Because you are so many of the things that I want to be.

I want her to point to me and say, “that’s my mama, and she’s the best one out there,”

Because it would be the truest thing I could say about you.

I want to tell her that I love her every single night,

Because not once have I forgotten that you love me.

I want her to learn things from me

Because I wouldn’t be half the person I am without you.

But what I want most is for her to see that her mama loves her own mama almost as much as she loves her.