This morning mom called me,said Cookie was asking questions yesterday. She asked why she loves mana (that's me) so much, how did she meet me, and how did we get to be so close to each other. Mom told me to think of an answer to give her.
How do I explain that she was born in my heart? And that before her, there was no life, just a shadow of uncertainty? How do I explain to her that my heart beats because of her, and that there is nobody else in this world I love more than her? Cookie doesn't like corny answers if they don't make sense (i.e. if she came from mom's tummy, how can she have been born in my heart?), but I have nothing but corniness to give her.
No matter how hard life is (and it's hard now, because mom has cancer), I thank God every day because, with Cookie in our lives, life is just always magical and a gift. I give her my heart every day, and she melts it with her love that's so true I don't even know where it comes from. Then she keeps my mushy heart, too.
She is my little companionship, my love, my truest friend and ally. She's my gift from God, for the good things I haven't even done yet. She was born in my heart. She was born in my heart.
"A menina dos meus olhos
Tão pequena que nem sei
Meu pedaço mais bonito
Ana lua é você
Minha rosa sem espinho
Sem culpa de viver
Que floresce meu caminho
O motivo é você"
