Mother #4

Mother

I’m sorry

For not being

All your hopes and dreams

I can’t even achieve 

What you may think of me

You stand prouder 

Than any pharaoh 

Who thought they were a god 

A queen stronger than any king 

You are the sun 

Emperor of the gods

You sing sweeter 

Than any song bird 

Greeting the suns soft morning rays 

For you are the song bird of high noon

Greeting powers greater than the moon

Among the cicadas you will play

You’ll stay until you are crickets in the night

You lead greater 

Than any general 

History has ever claimed to know

You hold your shoulders straight and strong

You conquer tasks and reap what you sow

Great goddess and humble slave

You are more than anyone thinks 

And earn what you crave 

Mother

You are three lions greater 

Than any Reha claimed to be 

And you shine in the night 

Like a star with simple delicacy 

Yet you wield it like a sword 

So be it the definition of elegancy 

You complete me

If I could be just a drop as great as you 

Then I could grace you 

With having a child worthy of your time

Barely even a dime 

Yet you so affectionately 

Tend to my needs 

If I could be just a leaf from the tree 

That is you

Then I could tell you

How much you mean to me

Yet I am cowardly 

Not half of the hero 

I should be

For the god I was born from

I am sorry 

Mother

Mommy

Mom

Mother 

You deserve more

You deserve so much more 

And I could only wish

For your greatness to rub off on me

Take pity on me 

For I am standing in your shadow 

Mother

Your shoes take a great deal to fill

But your footprints 

Will take me a millennium 

To ever match