Family Footsteps

I am but an infant

                Small, helpless and learning

                I cry, you comfort me

                I giggle, you smile

                I sleep, you protect me

I have been baptized

                As all in our family have

                You have, your mother, your son

                All the way back to our homeland

I follow in family footsteps

I am but a toddler

                Energetic, playful and learning

                I help, you smile

                I ask, you answer

                I frown, you comfort

I have gone through my First Communion

                As all in our family have

                You have, your husband, your sister

                I wore your carefully saved veil

I follow in family footsteps

I am but an adolescent

                Athletic, volunteer and learning

                I work, you visit

                I teach, you smile

                I commit, you help

I completed my Confirmation    

                As all in our family have  

                You have, your father, your grandparents

                I feel the family being proud

I follow in family footsteps

I am but a young woman

                Hardworking, obligated and learning

                I study, you smile

                I play, you laugh

                I try, you console

I am in college

                As not all in our family have

                Your children’s children will

                I will continue making the family proud

I follow in family footsteps