The True Love of a Mother

THE TRUE LOVE OF A MOTHER  
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An ideal mother soon to be
She constantly rubbed her belly with affection
Smiling as she indulged into a mother-to-child conversation
Her joy none could measure
The thought of a child brought about delight aligned 
                                                   with a form of immense pleasure

She marveled with every kick and movement
Her pain faded every time she felt that particular moment
She labored day and night,
In preparation for a better world for the child
With every drip of sweat she worked with all her might
Her motherly instincts so sharp and precise even before birth

Barren for years, her prayers were finally to be answered
Blessings would evolve with the coming of the child
Her prospects of a family to build,
Renewal of a relationship, the end of a family feud
A bridge to build in a family torn apart
A light to rediscover the path to a once lovely marriage to a fresh new-start

In anticipation she waited… 
Nine months later she buried…

Her child died during birth that day
She never had the chance to smile back at her,
To start a new conversation face-to-face,
To cherish and love with her all,
A baby daughter would have been born that day
The Lord took away her last lifeline

In a world so cruel reasons we shall never understand
Complications we can never point to
It never rains but pours
In her deepest thoughts she no longer makes a sound 
A part of her died that day and is never to be found 
Her loss she carries 
The burden inscribed in her heart

She never stopped caring 
Her marriage ended with her loss
Her soul-mate wanted a biological child she could never give
She never got to be blessed with another child

In all her struggles she still visits her 
A love so strong the heavens couldn’t separate
Every month she dedicates her time to the child she never had
In the grave lies a daughter loved till this day
Her name “Beloved” inscribed on her tombstone and in her 
                                                                      mother’s heart to stay….

Copyright © Sibusiso Lubimbi | Year Posted 2015

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