You’ve known me for such a long time

Seems like you’ve been helping me forever

You have seen me at my very worst

Seems like you should’ve given up

You have seen me at my very best

Seems like it’s been too rough a road

You’ve helped me reach my goals

Seems unbelievable and impossible

 

A little girl with the odds stacked against her

A girl whose life is completely upside down

But someone stepped in and said hold it

Someone took an interest in the little girl

This person helped her through many things

Even when the little girl threw tantrums

This person stayed by her side

Even when she was difficult to handle

 

When the girl’s mom was at her wit’s end

Someone was there to help fix things

When the girl only seemed to get worse

Someone went out of their way to aide her

When the girl hurt her mom and brother

Someone made sure everyone was safe

When the options to help the girl were limited

Someone found for all around healing

 

The girl has grown up and she’s not little anymore

But that someone still cares about her

The girl still struggles with being normal

But that someone gives her tools to cope

The girl has roadblocks she sets in her path

But that someone helps her tackle them

The girl sabotages herself over and over

But that someone keeps encouraging her

 

The girl can think clearly and opens up more

She trusts this person and feels safe enough

The girl sometimes feels defensive of herself and her actions

But that someone helps break those defenses down

The girl is so grateful for everything that someone has done

She knows most people would have just quit

The girl is confident in her ability to conquer all

But she wouldn’t have that without someone

 

 

This someone has a name and knows this is for her

And the little girl now a young woman is me

This poem is to serve as a reminder

To me and to someone that certain people

Special people can make all the difference

So to someone who believed(believes) in me

Thanks for not giving up on me which would’ve been easier

I will never forget what you’ve done for me and my family

 

Lots of love from the Hartmans especially from Me

This wonderfully blessed Christmas Season

My gift to you may not be all fancy

But I hope it means as much to you as you mean to us

I hope I’ve successfully conveyed my gratitude through this poem

Giving someone the gift of appreciation is the greatest feeling