My mother has been a single parent since my father passed away in 1998. I don't know how she did it, but I'm here, we're here. Ode to her.
me dicen que me miro como ella
pero no tengo esos ojos castanos que lloran quando los mios lloran
le he llamado muchos nombres pero la unica que suma y que es irrevocable es mama, mother, mami
la que me dio la vida, y que me da de comer:
me encanta la jamaica (de la buena) que ella prepara
y no me olvido
no podemos escojer nuestra mama pero si podemos escojer como tratarla
Apprecio y amo a mi Lulu o Michelle. Si soy su guardaespalda. :P
My Mother
They tell me I look like her
but I don't have those hazel eyes that cry when mine cry
I have called her many names but the only name that sums up and that is irrevocable is mama, mother,mami
the one that gave me life, the one that feeds me:
I love the jamaica (the good kind) that she prepares
and I don't forget
we can't choose our mother but we can choose how to treat her
I appreciate and love my Lulu or Michelle. Yes I am her bodyguard. :P
The above I began writing last year for Mother's Day but never finished nor published. I have not shared this with my mom, but will. Sorry for any misspellings or grammar; I tried. :)
