A Daughter

A daughter is a mirror

The reflection of all facets,

Your hopes, dreams, success, failures.

Shifting from care taker and teacher

Looking up to a young woman,

With her own hopes, dreams, success.

A desire to shelter from failure

Yet, knowing that is where the great lessons can lie,

You know that you would walk miles

And be anywhere with her.

Purpose shifted from self to more

Everything matters now,

All the influences can make or break her life

You'll fight for everything

So she may have the best of

Hopes, dreams, and success....