DEAR MOM,
YOU TOOK ME TO THE SEA FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND TAUGHT ME TO LET GO.
YOU TURNED FEAR INTO COURAGE
AND MADE ME BELIEVE IN MY STRENGTH.
YOU LISTENED TO ME, ALWAYS
AND WERE THE CALM IN ALL MY STORMS.
YOU WERE THERE, SILENTLY,
MAKING THE WORLD A SAFE PLACE.
YOU CELEBRATED MY ACHIEVEMENTS AS IF THEY WERE YOUR OWN.
YOU LOVED ME BEYOND MEASURE
AND YOU TAUGHT ME THAT LOVE, THE REAL KIND,
IS ALWAYS SELFLESS.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
AND FOR ALL WOMEN WHO LOVE LIKE YOU.