What My Mother Didn'T Tell Me

What my mother never told me about being a mother Was from the moment they placed that precious bundle in my arms My heart would forever beat for another; And I would go to the ends of the earth to protect her from any harms. She told me about the mixed up days and sleepless nights, But she never told me I would choose to sleep beside my own precious one To keep her safe from things that go bump in the day and night. She told me about milestones and triumphs, but she didn’t mention that I too would grow through the years. She forgot to mention how many times I would cry my own joyful and hidden tears. She told me I would watch my baby grow tall and strong But she forgot to mention the helpless fear I would feel to watch her fail, The gleeful triumph when she puts right a wrong. She didn’t tell me about the feeling of dreadful sorrow when she sins, Or the utmost joy when she prays, And the bursting pride when she wins. She told me I would certainly love my child with all of my heart, when I took on the name mom, and answered the call But she forgot to tell me about the most profound, Immeasurable love that touches and consumes all, It emanates from my depths of my soul; I never knew love like this could exist That through the darkest of hell I would persist I would experience a love so base and profound; to make sure my child is safe and sound. My mother told me I would love being mother She forgot to tell me that it is a love like no other. She forgot to tell me because she shows me in everything she does and will do She forgot to tell me because she thought I already knew Every second of every day she lives A piece of her heart and self to me she gives Every sacrifice, every memory, every single moment we share, She reminds me that motherhood is forever and she is always there. She told me she loved me, every day She didn’t forget to show me in every single way. What my mother forgot to tell me about motherhood Was that a mother’s love is only understood When one becomes a mother and answers that call A mother’s love is always and forever and stands through it all.