My Love for You
My love for you is not dependent on
Getting good grades
Winning a contest
Looking a certain way
Being popular
Getting a driver’s license
Having friends
Graduating
Going to college
My love for you is not dependent on
Your gender identity
Your sexual orientation
The state of your mental health
The state of your physical health
What religion you choose or don’t choose
Your social status or wealth
My love for you will not change if
You get cancelled on the Internet
Arrested
Suspended
Fired
Pregnant
Or need to move back home someday
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My love for you is not dependent on
If you marry
If you have children
If you live close by or far away
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You are not a disappointment to me.
I may be disappointed in circumstances
Or my shattered expectations
I may be surprised by things you say
Or frustrated with how things turn out
I may hurt if you are hurting
And get angry and want to blame
I may say things I regret
I may even make you feel like you are
A disappointment
But, you’re not.
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My love for you will always remain
For as long as I breath, you are my child
You cannot earn this love
You cannot change this love
You cannot lose this love
This love for you is fierce
And it’s never going away