An Ode to my Mother

You promise to hold me if I fall

and vow to counsel me in my stupid stance

assure me to uplift my drooping spirits

I wish I could hear your commanding lyrics

And be chastised from your mouth

I could count on you whenever I felt down

I want to forget everything in your arms

You were my protective shield

The one who guarded me from all harms

Your gestures to feed me nutrition

And my reluctance

 the way I never listened

Your ears could hear before I spoke

Your eyes could see before anything I showed

You heart could sense before I felt

You are a star now

But your light twinkles in me

I am your reflection

You and I are now we