Dedicated to my Mom and our beautiful Mother Earth

My Mother

Feeds me, bathes me, holds me
clothes me, soothes me, loves me
water for my body
love for my soul
I am because she is
I live because she did
allow me to be born
nurtured my existence
nutrients in my sustenance
everything that I do, everything that I see
it is all her, it is all me

We are one
and I live through her, because of her, with her
together we are invincible, unstoppable
full of power, untouchable
the peaks of the mountains, the depths of the sea
no matter where I am
I am because of she

Now the time has come
when I must be a child no more
it is time for me to stand up, find my voice
feel the movements in my soul
the calling in my heart
the need to give back to my mother
to soothe her wounds
to provide her food, care, and love
to tell her thank you
for all she has done

Now it is my time
for even the moon gives respite to the sun
the stars shine brightly, but sometimes they fall
the waves break when they hit the shore,
only to form again and then crash once more
the leaves change color and reunite with their ground
the clouds give way when the rain becomes too much to bare
all of these things, signs of care

And now my mother
it is my turn to show you
that your child has grown
I’m proud to give, I’m happy where I am
and so thankful to live

So let me give you, just a little bit of what you gave me
let me soothe your heart with a lullaby
and scare away your bad dreams
let me feed you with my heart beats
let me love you, with the love that you taught me

I am because you are
Thank you for being my mother
I love you