I Will Tell Your Story Again

mom you are amazing
i think of all these examples
and re-tell your story often to myself
I am still learning from you. 
I used to hate you. 
It must be difficult to be a mother.

the old reels from your sister's wedding 
showed me a nurturer and educator
who believed in my intelligence
what I am eating
saying mm melons 
when I was not old enough to remember

you showed me an honesty I didn't know was rare
your pain was but a mystery
the only thing you protected me from

your thought process an enigma
your wisdom a staple

people call you genius and I feel it in my heart

I have watched you come up from the deepest sorrows
I have searched for you for 9 years once

I know now, you will always be with me

you're the reason I write
love of words, the play with a child's joy

your humor could strike a star from the sky

when I think of what you have been through
i then see you smiling

we can't control life but you have shown me the mastery of it
you turn water into
walk on water
do things doctors claim impossible
I see your power and my breath is pinched

you taught me to let fear leave
it was going anyway

i will honor your being
i am here for you as long as we live
I will tell your story again
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Kent Avatar
August 6, 2016 at 7:16 PM
Very well Done!
Payne Avatar
February 25, 2018 at 4:21 PM
Thank you so much!
Bohto Avatar
August 6, 2016 at 7:05 PM
Beauty in nurturing by showing strength in the face of adversity. Wonderful write to let your mom shine.
Payne Avatar
February 25, 2018 at 4:21 PM
Thank you, I appreciate your reflections.
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