I always thought my mother was born a mother
A brave and a strong woman An independent hard worker But, My mother was once a daughter The princess of the family She was once a little child Who messes around with other kids Screaming and shouting Crying and laughing Running and playing Hiding and seeking She was once a little child with no responsibilities That little daughter The princess of the family grew up She got married to a handsome man The love of her life She got pregnant Her perfect figure started to change She couldn't sleep at night While I was kicking and punching in her belly Sleepless nights would pass And when she got sick she couldn't take any pills She got through the pain Other nights she throws up Her mood swings killed her But she still didn't give up In fact, she waited 9 months She gave birth to me Her body is now printed with stretch marks and scars I thought it stopped here It didn't Sleepless nights continued Her struggle continued A working mother managed to raise 3 children Bought a new house Bought a new car New clothes for me and new shoes Got me tickets to fly high 'Wherever you want you can go' She made it seem easy But it never was She got me into a great school She fought for me and still is She inspires and empowers me And she believes in me. My Mother was once a young girl With big dreams to follow Painted with rainbows and glitter And now she's a Mother An incredible Mother With infinite responsibilities Who gives too much yet receives too little Even with her stretch marks and scars With her wrinkles And her grey hair Her love is eternal And when you ask her will you go through it all again, through all this pain Her answer is simply a yes with a smile cracked on her face Mothers are superheroes My mother is my superhero Katreena Halasa |