I wear these jewels around my neck,
Beautiful for everyone to see,
These jewels I adamantly protect,
To lose them would be the end of me.
They cut into my heart and make me bleed,
the pain sometimes too much to bear,
My two daughters with their every need,
This burden all mine, the reward so rare...
Yet worth it. Worth the pain, worth the fear,
Worth making mistakes, worth all the tears.
I've done all I can without inkling to cease,
I know that I have given my all and my best,
and with this knowledge, I'll be at peace,
When my two daughters finally lay me to rest.
