My son was born 2 years
after my mother passed away
I love the way he looks exactly like her

I was in labor 5 days
Giving birth to my son with a hole
In is heart
I still love God for not making it 6 days
With a son without breath in his lungs

I had to travel by myself to another state
For his surgery when he was only 4 months
I love the way the nurses allowed me to stay
In the room next door the entire 2 weeks of recovery
FREE OF CHARGE

My son was not talking by the age of 1
Not one word
No “mama”
No “Dada”
But I loved his boisterous laugh he
Greeted me with every morning

My son is 11 years old now
He was born with 80% hearing loss
I love the way he has learned to speak by reading lips
He reads 7th grade books and is
An A student in Math, Science and Social Studies

My son’s current teachers are a joke
They thought that his hearing aides meant
He was mentally challenged
I love the way he showed them
He will be graduating with honors from the 5th grade
June 22, 2007

My son has taught me how to love
He’s never given me a reason to hate

Thank you Travis!