Remember When

Remember when
You were a child?
As innocent as a lamb.
Remember when
You turned five?
Celebrations galore.
Remember when
You were a preteen?
Double-digit fever.
Remember when
You turned thirteen?
Never once did you think that life would crush you to bits.
Remember when
You were a single mother?
Age eighteen.
Remember when
You were wed?
Prince Charming had finally come.
Remember when
Your baby had her tenth birthday?
Not as innocent as before.
Remember when
Your daughter got pregnant?
She was fifteen.
Remember when
Your granddaughter was born?
And your little girl laid down her life for her baby?
Remember when
Your young grandchild
Only wanted to be your princess?
Remember when
She, too, grew older?
No longer Cinderella at the ball.
Remember when
She became a Christian?
And you realized that you needed what she had?
Remember when
She came home crying?
She had turned down her boyfriend's proposal.
Remember when
She moved away?
And you were left with your memories?
Remember when
You lay old,
Thinking you were going to die?
Remember?
When you needed her most, she flew home to you.
Remember?
The first thing she said was I love you.
The second was
“Remember when?”