You Catch Me

[billy]

each verse says more or less the same the same thing i a slightly different way which for me diminishes any strength the poem may have had.
look out for wordiness. i bolded out some words i felt didn't add anything to the poem. repetition as a refrain works in some poetry refrains are planned for. the repetition in your poem aren't refrains. (apart from the 1st and 2nd and last 2 lines.) phrase like [along the way] as a reader i'd say cut the poem as you have it by a third and add some depth with a few lines of imagery.

thanks for the read

I stumble, fall
You catch me
For 20 years you,
In your quiet strength
Have watched me grow,
Watched me trip on
Bumps along the road
And yet you stay, allowing
The path of life to teach
Helping along the way
Pointing out missed road signs
As I traversed the pathway

Fights along the way
We had our share
And yet, when I gave up on myself
You were there to remind me
That anything I wanted
Was within my grasp
And as I continue on my journey
I know that you,
Standing, strong as always
Will still be there, loving

For 20 years,
Refusing to understand what has been done
I now know how strong you have made me
So thank you
For my life, my love
My safety, my joy
I stumble, fall
You catch me.