You built a man upon a rock,
Unstoppable, unrockable.
No matter the pain from acid rain,
the scrapes, tiny chips and cracks,
this man stands unshakeable.
You built this man upon a rock,
your motivational speeches are my rocket fuel,
you taught me to talk about my worries,
to be honest, speak how I feel,
even when sorry seems to be the hardest word,
you raised a rocket man,
who shoots for the stars,
zooms past the moon, darts past Mars,
who gets back up even when smacked down to rock bottom,
because Mum when I was at rock bottom,
you were the rock,
my rock,
I could never truly hit the floor,
You built a man upon a rock.
No matter the erosion,
my rock stands strong with hope,
not even the ocean can rock my boat…
But you Mum, you rock my world,
I can remember when you bought me Rocky Balboa,
then the entire rocky boxset,
inspired by fighters by hard hitters,
when life got rocky, I was box set,
ready to hit back harder at life,
but you are the true fighter in this story,
you got back up,
you kept moving forward,
taking hit after hit,
jab after jab,
job after job,
exam after exam,
operation after operation,
loss after loss,
until you won.
But you were always a winner in my eyes,
you are a winner in my eyes.
A champion, a superhero.
My rock.
My Mum.
I don't know how you did it,
raising all of us against all odds,
but you did
and you didn't just raise us, oh no,
you built our foundations on a rock,
on you,
I stand strong,
I stand unshakable as a man with tremendous will,
because I was raised by you Mum.
You are my rock.