The poem expresses the unconditional love and bond a mother feels for her first born child from the moment of birth. It reflects on the joy but also fear and uncertainty of parenthood, hoping to guide the child in the best way while knowing the outcome is unknown. The mother prays she has positively influenced her son each day and will always support him, with her love giving him courage wherever he goes, even as he becomes a man with a life and wife of his own. She knows he is strong but the home will always be open to him. The family sends their love on his 16th birthday.