THis Little Piggy

I had a mom who tickled my toes

and let me squeeze her hand in the dentist's chair

and put notes in my lunchbox

and didnt yell at me too much when i accidentally lost my retainer

she was the first person i saw in the morning

and the last person i'd see before bed,

usually when she popped her head in my room

warning me to lay down and go to sleep or "else"

I had a mom who tickled my toes

and made treats for my class on my birthday

and always let me buy a book at Farmer Jack

and didnt yell at me too much when i left my retainer at Big Boy

she went on countless field trips

and would bring the soccer cleats i left at home

and lost countless hours of sleep

from the noise of 13 year old sleepovers

I had a mom who said "i love you"

in ways that resembled rice krispie treats and brownies

and would help me dig through the trash

when i accidentally threw my retainer away at school

even the piano lessons she made me take

were "good for me" i suppose

ill always be alright

because i had a mom who tickled my toes