Ode to
my mother
You nourished the
egg that formed me
Nine months in your
womb I lay
Protected and
shielded while I matured
Then into the world
I was propelled
The link uncut even
as the cord was cut
You guided and
nurtured me still
Through the maze of
my childhood
Guiding me the right
way out of the muddle
And even in my
teenage days
When I thought I
held the world in my palm
You patiently
listened and bore with me
You wiped my tears
when I cried
You shared my joy
when I excelled
You encouraged me
when I was low
You stood by me when
no one else would
You believed in me
even when my dreams
Seemed beyond my
scope
You were the rock on
which I lay
And when life began
to make sense
And an adult I
became
With all the virtues
you imbibed in me
You left like a tree
felled in its prime
The fruit of your
labor never reaped
Guess heaven needed
you more than I do
I love you mama and
will always do
Your smile is
forever encased on my soul
The memories of you
is an anchor
That I will rely on
for the rest of my life.
Memoir
Clearly just like
yesterday
The memory of us is
envisioned
We bonded and
waltzed a love melody
Relishing each
other’s company
As we chatted late
into the night
Never loss for words
and our laughter
Like a merry chime,
rang across the hallway
Subtle changes soon
reared their head
Evident signs that I
chose to disregard
Hoping they will
simultaneously disappear
But naïve I was,
refusing to read the signs
For what they were,
the novelty had worn off for you
Reminiscent of a
scene off the discovery channel
Of a lion after a
prey for dinner, scheming, prancing
Running and even a
strut
Wholly absorbed in
the object of its intent
Prey finally caught
after the rigmarole
He proceeded to
devour the good parts
Carcass soon
discarded and tussled away
Even more swiftly
than the chase
The attraction
weaned after its purpose was served
And off went the
beast for another prey to catch
Same as the male
after a female quarry
All loving till evil
bid accomplished
Then swagger off to
find another damsel prey.
Is that the audacity
of the male or the order of creation?
For males to disrupt
the female lives and walk away
No explanation
tendered.
With the poor female
left forlorn
Like a carcass with
its best part gone
Wondering why and
when it all went wrong.