YOU WERE THERE by niamh(PP)

you were there to hold me as i drew my first breathe 
you comforted and consoled me and i learned the safety of being held against your chest. 
i learned to crawl and learned to walk~learned to giggle and to talk 
If i stumbled and if i fell, i reached for the hand i knew so well 
Always there to put me to rights 
always hovering, just out of sight 
Through bikes and boys, dolls and toys 
many tears and more joys 
You were there your hand at my side 
to help me out if i needed a guide 
when it came time to give the bride away, 
"I simply can't" i heard you say 
and the hand that had held mine for so long 
shook for the first time i had ever known 
Im all grown up with kids of my own 
I've held there hands and guided them too 
The way i was held and guided by you. 
and as i sit her by your side, our time slipping before our eyes 
i hold your hand so solid and strong 
the one i have clung to for so long 
and know that no matter where you go 
i will keep you closer than you will ever know.. 
i will hold your hand as you cross through that door.. 
and i will hold your hand forever more. 
niamh{PP}