Thank you to every child that birthed a mother
the moment it implanted,
a placental tunnel into her soul.
Long before the no’s of terrible twos
Or the pangs of teenage angst
The umbilical they thought they severed at birth, unbeknownst
Had already ensnarled her heart
with the constant walkie talkie of dialog
Her own labor pains
lay forgotten in the wails of the first cry,
her every action now directed
to protect her offspring with a fervour
That defied her diminutive stature
Didn’t matter if they were rich or poor,
extrovert or introvert,
wanderer or a philosopher,
all became the very same magical creature
called a mother, the creator and protector
The God
that people searched high and low,
in heavens and words
Lay in plain sight
long before their births.
Happy Mother’s Day to mothers, grandmothers,
and all those who mother one way or another.
. #mothersday