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.