WHAT IS A MOTHER
“Anything that creates, nurtures, or protects something else.”
That is what the dictionary defines as a mother
But there’s more, much more
She sits up with you because of that stomach-ache you promised
you wouldn’t get but you did
She chases that mean oh monster
out from under your bed just by turning on the light
She kisses boo-boos and wipes the tears
Then as you grow she becomes
That friend that is always there
The days go on and while you grow
You learn that no matter where you fall she’s there to pick you up
You change and discover the new only to be hurt
But mom’s always there to wipe the tears or just to share the laughter
Mom you’re always there
And if you ever need me
I’ll be there
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What is Poetry Starts?
…poems and prose from now back to teen years
…remembering a first writing love
…pumping the creative well yet again
…silencing the internal critic