A Mother's job is to protect her child
To care for them
To comfort them
To raise them right
My Mother cared for her children
But only if they behaved
Only if they got straight As
Never if we just tried to stay alive
A Mother's job is to comfort
Always soft as a blanket
Always there to reassure you
Always there to catch you if you fall
My Mother made our cribs with steel
Our blankets were cotton but never wool
Our toys brought us pain but never joy
Our lives were to be confined to a box
A Mother's job is to listen
To understand their child's problems
To encourage the ideas that whir in their minds
To build castles atop of clouds
My Mother told us that silence was golden
That children should be seen and never heard
A lashing for a peep
Maybe no dinner for a week
A Mother's job is to love
To embrace the mistakes
To accept the flaws
To understand imperfections
My Mother claimed love
But love was when she didn't beat
When she didn't yell
When she told us we were doing well
My Mother wasn't perfect
But that's all she wanted from us
sunrise
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bonfire friends
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sadness
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purple skies
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true love
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My Cheerleader
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womans transformation to happiness and love
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future life together of adventures
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