More Than a Mother

who is a mother? a million dollar question that flows through ones heart and asks questions not every one who gives birth qualifies to be a mother some are not motherly enough to even rear their kids some sell their kids some abandon them... is that a mothers role? a rhetorical question the mother i have has a role far greater than her title the privilege i have to share her life is beyond my comprehension she is more than a mother not because she birthed me because she knows her role superbly than a cookie recipe those poor old days when we manage to even eat rice and life was difficult when we needed chicken... for christmas and new year and a whole chicken will be cut into half so we will have a sense of livelihood i have more than a mother a mother who groomed us all in the way of christ thank God for the bible club of those days and how she often tells us... "say the truth and let the devil be ashamed" when you lie, there are two ballots boxes lieing makes you vote for the devil i have more than a mother a mother who elevates my self esteem when people step on me she makes me realize my worth "i am fearfully and wonderfully made" she says day by day, she pours into my ear to keep myself pure i have more than a mother thank God for you being a guardian,mentor and role model over my existence... even when we want to derail she sets us on the right path reminding us of the gravity of laziness and how it doesnt pay i have more than a mother and i thank God for giving us you to procreate us... over five decades ago you were born and today we celebrate not just your birthday but the opportunity it has afforded me to have more than a mother