Poem for Today
My days get blurred
With wonderings of time with you
Caught up in naptime frustrations
Or whining annoyances
Breakdowns alongside your breakdowns
And the constant questions.
But the part of my heart
You cracked open
As only a child can do
That part
Is where I feel motherhood
In its magnitude
Hugging my leg
with repeated “mama, mama”
Open mouth kisses
through the railing at the park steps
Tiny “roar’s” escaping your mouth
In awe with the lions at the zoo
Snuggles in the morning
With your arms wrapped around my neck
And your quiet breathing in my ear
This is where that part of me
That answered to “mother”
For the first time
Seventeen months ago
Wants to linger as long as possible
Close my eyes
And hold the moment frozen in time
I am your Mother
And amidst the challenge of the everyday
Lie hidden gems of the beauty
That comes with the title
Mother
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