My Mom Lies

My mom is a fighter She is always saying "Things will get better" She laughs and smiles Calls me pretty and smart She works hard to give me things She works hard to feed me She cleans all day Always has clean clothes for me She always says okay When I ask for things from the store And she gives me gas money So I can go out and have fun And she always goes to bed early But one thing my mom does That I she doesn't know I know Is that she lies She lies when she says "Don't worry" She lies about the cost of my food She lies when she says she has money To give me for nights out She lies when she says she's happy She lies when she says it's all right She lies when she says she's not tired She lies when she says she's all right I'm not mad that she lies Because I know  she has to That's what mommies do She has to pretend she's strong When she's on the verge of giving up To show me I can be strong When I'm a mom one day Thank you mom for lying