What Is a Mother?

Mothers stay up late when Their kids can’t sleep.. A mother’s affection Will always run deep. A mother silently watches Her child asleep in their bed. She looks back on her life before she Was a mother and her soul was dead. How could she have been so lucky To get this precious angel? Knowing that if anyone hurts her baby They are sure to be mangled. A mother’s heart swells with pride As her baby takes her first step. When a child says “ I love you Mommy”," It was so emotional she wept. To know that she is a parent Is her greatest title. Hoping that her child will be Someone that others will idol. A mother caresses her child’s Face when she has been crying. A mother comforts her child When her grandmother is dying. A mother hopes she’ll be As great as her own mother. She hopes she won’t fail And be like the others. A mother protects her child when she Caught a tennis ball with her face. And beating her step-son Was definitely not a waste. A mother sneaks down a phone when Her child is unjustly grounded. A mother makes damn sure when her Husband insults her daughter he is fiercely pounded. A mother looks over her mom Perming her child’s hair late at night. She pretends she doesn’t see her Hiding so there won’t be a fight. A mother comes to her child’s aid in her Time of need when her own child is sick. A mother cries when her father dies at the Same time and she is forced to pick. Does she go home and bury her father? Or does she stay and comfort her child? The fact that she’s put in this position Is nothing short of wild. A mother lets her child and her best friend Plus their kids move back home. Living eight hours away while her grandson Is sick, she might as well have lived in Rome. A mother comes to visit her sick Grandson after a hard day’s work. A mother comforts her daughter When stress and chaos lurks. A mother loves her children No matter what the future holds. Whether it’s life or death or Runny noses from their colds. A mother loves her daughter In spite of all the troubles and tattoos. A mother loves her daughter In spite of their difference in views. A mother loves her child No matter what they do. The feeling is mutual and Mother, I really do love you.