An Ode to Mother

An Ode to Mother

Who on earth do I truly call

To have and to call my own

When I was just a thought in God's eternal mind

I was materialized and conceived in you

Swimming in the ocean of your womb

Yet not allowed to drift away

Connected to you by a cord, I'm yours

I'm yours, forever I'll stay

You carried me as no other 

As you placed your hand, as you breath

As you lived and loved, or troubled

I knew it, felt it, moved by it

I'm one with you and you knew me 

In pain of birth like mother earth 

The life form in which I came

Fresh, soft, in all my innocence

Eyes open I looked to you for sustenance

Your warmth, your flow, your love, I know

Your very life you risked for me

Your touch, your hold, your embrace

Like no other, made me safe

In you I know I'm free, free to be me

Fulfilling all that you put inside

You can almost read my thoughts 

I dare not hide

I can count on you to be there

To be fair when others don't care

To let me go; yet I'm connected

For you see me in your thoughts

You know in your heart

Even when we're apart 

Who on earth do I truly have to call my own 

When I need to tell my utmost secrets 

Without judgement, without consent

With interest you listen, knowing the answer 

To all my concerns 

I'm connected yet I never knew 

After all I came from you

For all I'll ever do and hope to be

I owe it all to you

Alone in my room as dad slept much

You heard my cries from afar

Awoke to my gentle touch

I'm scared by the monster, under my bed

Lurking in the closet of my mind

Afraid of what I'll find

You embraced me, looked me in the eye 

You let me go, heart tugging I'll never know

I feel your presence wherever I go

It's what kept me, sustained me

As your ocean's womb

As I grew, you declined

I know, yes, I know, you'll always be mine

To cherish, to adore, to remember

We both know that while you go

It doesn't matter how far

We'll always have each other 

For who I am, is what you are 

It doesn't matter how far 

Your presence is very near 

Your memories I'll always share

When I cry out for you

Wishing for you

Asking what do I do 

I remember, not where you now lay

Rather all the prayers you prayed

We will be embraced in mother earth's bosom

One day we'll be together again

Never ever to part

It will be just like it was at the start

Even as you sleep, I know you're mine

And I'm yours forever