Mother


Mother,
your sacrifices
are unforgettable
like the lines and prints in my palms

You saw value
in a premature baby
An infant many would have abandoned
You traveled in every direction for healers
in search of herbal doctors to cure your son

What many would have rejected
You nurtured into a full grown man like me

You were the color
in my colorful Christmases
If December brings me nostalgia
for my childhood days, it’s thanks to you
And the aroma of the best meals you made

If our home has stood
against so many that fell
It’s because you’ve offered yourself
To be the pillar of God holding it all together

On days we were broke
In the middle of the semester
You showed up, with foodstuff
And encouragement, to keep us going

Even in the fights and quarrels
We saw love that was unconditional

If I hired ten thousand poets
And paid them with eternity to sing your deeds
A millennium would arrive to find them still searching
For the right tune to begin singing of deeds that have no end

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11 responses to “Mother”

  1. So beautiful, Benjamin.

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    1. Thank yoh so much, ❀️Indiraβ€οΈπŸ™πŸ˜Š

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      1. πŸ’—My pleasure πŸ’—

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  2. Amazing poem. A mother’s love is truly one of a kind. πŸ’•

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    1. Thank you!πŸ™ Indeed, a mother’s love is unique.

      Have a blessed week, ❀️Grace❀️

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      1. My pleasure. Absolutely. Likewise, my friend.πŸ’•

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  3. This is so beautiful Benjamin

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    1. Thank you, πŸ™πŸ˜Š ❀️Sadje❀️

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      1. You’re welcome

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  4. Aww…nothing like a mother’s love!

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    1. πŸ˜…πŸ™ So true!

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