Mother's Rose

Tangled in the roots of her garden

Soft petals fall

I’m beggin’ for pardon

She speaks in thorns

Yet still I lean in

Cuts on my hands

Love under my skin

Mother’s rose

It blooms

It bleeds

Her love's the only air I need

I reach

I fall

I break

I grow

In the shadow of Mother’s rose

Her voice like wind

Whispers through the trees

Carving my name in the bark

In the breeze

Her sunlit smile

It burns

It heals

Every crack in my soul she seals

Mother’s rose

It blooms

It bleeds

Her love's the only air I need

I reach

I fall

I break

I grow

In the shadow of Mother’s rose

Every petal a promise

Every thorn a truth

She’s the storm

The calm

The fire

The proof

Mother’s rose

It blooms

It bleeds

Her love's the only air I need

I reach

I fall

I break

I grow

In the shadow of Mother’s rose

Oh, how I wish I could tell her now

The silent thanks I feel somehow

For all she's done, for all she's been

This newfound love, where should I begin?

Once I was blind, ungrateful and cold

Took her for granted, so young, so bold

She bore my weight, held me through the storm

Her sacrifices kept me warm

Now I see the light, I understand

The endless love of her gentle hand

From a disappointment to someone proud

I stand here now, my voice unbowed

Thank you for the sacrifices made

For every tear, every prayer you prayed

I was once a lost son, now I’m found

Turned around, I’m finally sound

She’s the reason I stand tall today

Her patience showed me the better way

If only she knew how much I care

One day she’ll see, I’ll be there

No longer I am just her son

But a reflection of love begun

We turn over a brand new leaf

Together now, in peace beneath

I’m finally the son she deserved