The Beat of a Mother's Heart

How can a mother let go of her precious child A child she carried, cuddled, and corrected when wild A child who taught her how to love as a mother And how to how hold a torch of Light like no other This child taught this mother that her love is deeper, wider, and more intense Than she could have ever thought, ever imagined, or ever begun to sense Her love continues and grows as vast as the wind blows and it even goes Beyond human reason, especially when in the face of hardships or foes Loving my child has challenged me, changed me, and chiseled and shaped me By stretching me, bending me, turning me, and twisting me In ways that have made me strong and weak simultaneously and have constantly Kept me on the tips of my toes and kneeling down on my knees, praying fervently No. A mother really can never ever part With a child who is the beat of her heart Who she would gladly go before God for Who she prays to share with in the glories of Heaven forevermore!