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Happy Mother's Day

An original poem dedicated to the woman in my life who made me the woman I am today

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For the woman who carried me through it all. Happy Mother's Day Mom! - Love Jessica.


I’ve known this woman for a very long time

I grew inside of her, not knowing what awaited me

As the world thrived around us

But when I did enter this world, I knew the sound of her voice

I began to recognize the feel of her hands

I enjoyed the sight of her smile

The way she looked at me like I was the only precious thing to her

The woman that made me is sweet

She’s made with brown sugar, butter pecan, with a side of soul

The woman that made me is strong

She’s the foundation underneath a house made with love and care

The woman that made me is funny

The laugh she emits makes the rolling waves seem like paled whispers

There are a lot of things that can be said about the woman who made me

Yet, the word ‘made’ can mean so many things

For the woman that made me also made me sweet like brown sugar

For the woman that made me also made me strong like a foundation

For the woman that made me also made me funny more than a rolling wave

She is the definition of what love is truly like

The love, the undying love a mother has for her child, young or old

This love took time to understand, for children have their way of rebelling

They have their way of not really knowing things or seeking to understand right away

And then, growing up happens and you seek to know, to understand, to grow

Such was the case of me: I knew my mother’s love, but didn’t truly know

Time helped me to become more aware than ever, and understanding helped me to appreciate

For no one else could take her place in my heart

No other person could ever love me quite the same

No other person could ever love me quite as deeply

Not as my mother

Not as Sharon Rose

The adult me has seen such a love grow and strengthen

No matter how naïve I was in life, I always knew my mother was the one that would be there

The one to carry me when I fell

The one to embrace me even when I was angry

The one to protect me against anything she deemed ‘hurtful’ or ‘bad’

I know I am a young woman, but these are unspoken facts

These are the things that keep my heart steady and my soul at ease

There is only one you

There will never be a force great enough to separate us; Time or Space are but mere obstacles

There will never be a time in which I wouldn’t give my very life for you

That is such an arrogant thing for a child to say to their parent, but it is the only thing I have ever been sure of in this life

It is the only way I could ever come close enough to expressing my love for you

Maybe this still makes me naïve in saying so, but it is the only thing I know

The life we have is so precious

But the love I have for you outweighs this tenfold

Happy Mother’s Day, Sharon Rose Wilson

My love will never change.

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