An Ode To My Mother...

I was a newborn

she entwined her fingers with mine

took me to her bosom n made a promise

a promise to nurture me forever

and then she kissed my forehead

I was one

she held up my tiny hands

and made me take my first steps

she cheered for me and shed tears

tears of amazement and pride

I was five

i stood with her in awe of the big gates

feeling like an outsider in an alien world

she assured me that she would wait,while I wept

as she let go of me for the first time

I was ten

I tripped on a stone and cut myself

she rushed to me,beads of sweat on her forehead

I could see my pain reflected in her eyes

eyes that sparkled with love and concern

I was thirteen

I'd newly discovered the rebel in me

I was experiencing the tumults of the years

as she watched me grow from a child to a teenager

she smiled to herself in silent amusement

I was fifteen

in her i found a shoulder to cry on

she was my rock and my weakness

we fought and joked and went all crazy

creating memories that we would laugh at later

I am seventeen now

she is my best friend,my guide

the keeper of my darkest secrets

my refuge in times of agony

she is the one who puts a smile on my face

she is my MOTHER.

-Aamen.