The tickling chill you get when you hear that voice
A glow everyone notices when you speak the name
Total loss and melancholy when they aren't around
The smallest of incidents you are willing to share
Closeness in thought
Unspoken words understood
Knowing, content, complete
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I know my mommy loves me
Cuz she lets me have cookies before bed
And doesn't yell if I drop one
And she reads to me if I ask her to
And when I fall down, she gives me a hug
So my crying won't feel so bad
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