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Mamma, what a lovely angel you are Before I came into this world you carried Me for nine gruelling months, Morning sickness and throw-ups Is what I gave when you conceived me And innumerable kicks from within Unmindful of your pain You prayed for my well-being When you gave birth to me You weren’t spared excruciating pain You took that in your stride to give me life Those were the happiest moments in life for you Moments you had already experienced twice But that did not diminish your thrill of Becoming a mother all over again You wanted a girl, I came along, And you took that stoically After two boys, you were justified In wanting a girl But that did not diminish your love for me I was left bereft of a sister and blamed you Inwardly, foolishly, for not giving one to me In my infancy, I made life difficult and tiring for you You took that as a challenge and gave me the best childhood a child could ever get Yet, which child is satisfied, I asked for the moon In my growing days, you were my source of boundless energy Yet in my failures, I always took refuge in blaming you for my lethargy You took my selfish behaviour with a wry smile And put it away assuming it was an adolescent’s innocent guile It was not as if you pampered me and didn’t spare the rod Whenever you felt matters were getting out of hand You took control and spanked me to show who’s boss And when I sulked, you smiled and offered me candyfloss As a young adult, I began to understand your sacrifices How dame luck connives and throws life’s unfair dice You helped me conquer my every weakness with flair And taught me the value of dealing with people fair You were always there when I needed you the most Now, that you are not there I feel inadequate and lost I am learning to live and cope like a hapless child again Hoping time heals and I shall my confidence regain Mamma, I salute you For the way you restrained And sustained me. May your soul rest in peace.
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