An Ode to my Mother
Being a mother is a blessing And being a mother is a responsibility Being a mother is a challenge And being a mother is a choice So thank you mother for choosing me For the decision to keep me For the rent free stay in your womb And all it accompanied inconveniences Most especially, the distortion to your physique Thank you mother for accepting me For loving me though you knew me not For obeying my dictates and protecting me Ensuring at all times that I was safe Risking your own life to give me life Thank you mother for bringing me into this world For nurturing me from infancy through to adulthood For being there when all others give up on me Encouraging me and turning me into who I am today Equipping me with the essences of life Thank you mother for being my mother If I ever caused you pain or ever caused you regrets If you ever doubted your competence as a mother Forgive me mother.