LETTER TO HER

She caged my defenseless

Body in her belly for nine months

Protecting me to have life

While she suffered

Vomiting and nausea

But her joy was to

Bring forth the

Substance in her protruding tummy

She allowed my toothless

Mouth to suck her breast

In order to survive

The pains of hunger

When my sluggish hands

Could not carry the weight

Of her breast

But to fiddle around it

When I could not find

The way to my own mouth

She milked me till I smiled

I could only pay her back

For feeding my hungry stomach

With enough milk

By urinating and defecating

Myself on her laps (hahaha pampers came late…lol)

And taking pride

In my rude action

By laughing out

My toothless mouth to her

She would just smile back

At my actions and say to me

Son…are you alright?

When she heard my shrill cry

From afar

She ran to protect me

Although she didn’t understand

The words of my cry

She tried to comfort me

She carried me

On her alms with the utmost care

On my sick cot

She spent several nights

Thinking about my health

While others enjoyed the merits

Of their beds

This is my letter to her

Happy mother’s Day to you