Mother Found a Way

Way back one of my classmates of middle school In the clutch of cancer lost early on his father The destitute family cart mother was forced to pull Clouds of trying times in the void sky he saw gather. The study expenses weren’t easy for him to meet From the school he thought of dropping out But his mother said he needn’t, should never do it She would soon find the way out, without any doubt. Although he had no idea what that way could be He trusted his mother, so didn’t lose sleep over it For he knew mother would do her best to see Her bright son finished the school study with credit. He woke up in the middle of one freezing winter night Found his mother’s bed empty, not yet slept on When he saw this happening routinely every night He decided to find out where she could’ve gone. In late hours of a cold night he went out of room to explore Found from the antique room a streak of light seep He peeked through the keyhole of the closed door Saw her stitching cloth bags, eyes half-closed in sleep. July 18, 2021 Contest : Touch My Heart Sponsor : Regina McIntosh