I can’t fix this
I truly wish I could
I can’t kiss away the boo boo
If i could I really would
When you were oh, so tiny
Small and weak and pure
You cried at your discomfort
And I administered the cure
When you were small and spunky
Learning how to walk
I was there to catch you
And you’d smile at my talk
When you were young and funny
All gangly legs and arms
All it took was bandaids and a kiss
To undo all the harms
When you were tall and teenage
And you revealed your secret pain
The path to make it stop
Was as clear as the falling rain
When you cried I fed you,
When you were scared I talked you down,
When you fell I kissed it better
It was easy to banish your frown
When you needed my protection
And it had gone on way too long
I sent him off to prison
And together we stayed strong
But now the thing you’re fighting
Is not on the outside
I can’t make it go away
I can’t make it hide
It doesn’t need a bandaid
Or kiss or talk or cuddle
There’s nothing I can do
To pull you out of this cold puddle
I can’t make it go away
I can’t make it stop
I can’t fix your mental health
Or catch the lonely teardrop
But darling, if i could
I would do it in a flash
I would make it go away
And throw it in the trash
I would kiss it better,
I would tell you not to fear
I would hug you tight like you were small
And make it disappear
But I can’t do this for you
I can’t make it go away
You’re gonna have to fight this
While I cheer from where I stay
But oh, this one is heavy
The responsibility I hold
To somehow be there for you
While you learn how to be bold
To watch you fear and tremble
To see the pain within your eyes
To know a simple cuddle
Won’t be enough to calm the cries
I don’t know how to do this
Be the mom of the mentally ill
How to stand back and support
As you climb your way uphill
But like all things for a mother
Like all things that are new
I will figure put a way
You know I always do.
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