Lily flower

My dearest Lily,

You sometimes mess up,
you sometimes are bad,
and sometimes you are so loud,
I swear I am going mad

But none of that matters
because you are my little girl
You are my shining star
You are my whole world

You are as cute as a button,
and you are as sweet as can be.
You are as pretty as the flower you were named for,
and you are just as troublesome as me

It still surprises me
how little you actually are
You are only five years old,
but you will soon go so far

You look so innocent
and you are so naive
you do not yet know true pain
and you do not yet know true grief.

But you shall know it soon enough
and I am sorry that you will.
And I cry because I know
it is because I am ill.

I will not be here for long
I will soon have to go
But know I never wanted this to happen
I never wanted to leave you alone

This disease was not my choice
I did not want this to be
But there is nothing else we can do
and your side I will soon have to leave

So when you read this letter
when you are older and grown
I hope you feel my love
that I so dearly hope I have shown

And so, my Lily flower, remember this
and keep it close to your heart.
No matter what happens to me,
We shall never be truly apart

Love always and forever
Mom xx