When we were poor
you gave me a piece of paper
when banks still issued them
and used what little savings you had
to give me the only thing I was lacking
For you had already given me everything else
That I had ever wanted.
I didn’t need that
piece of paper
to feel your love
But accept this one
To feel mine
Sweet and simple – it speaks to me.
I feel this poem as a remembrance of my own life.