Letter From My Motherland
Letter From My Motherland
From the first day you were born to me
The warmth of my heart
And the soft rocking of my arms
Have been able to reproduce
Your smile and your twittering
To date, this happy event
Mesmerises my heart with wonder.
Among the debris of forgotten memories
Can you retrieve the souvenirs
Where did I support your first steps?
Despite your childish faults
Your spelling errors and mispronunciations
I have always encouraged you to surpass yourself;
To focus on your forwards, while maturing.
Until the day you slam your mother's door
With contempt and discontent;
Bubbling all bitterness and animosity
You swear to sever all ties with your island.
Although you find it a pleasure to humiliate me
In front of your new friends
The love that I am emitting
Has not taken his last breath.
Daily I stand
In front of the gates of my borders;
I wait for you with faith, trusting in my motherly instincts
The four colors of My flag desire
That you hoist them as high as possible
And greet her singing the national anthem with pride
Because you stay for me
This being that I cherish and in whom resides
All my dignity
Your motherland
Your Mauritius Island
Xoxo
Morax.