You
were calling me miraculous
Before
you knew my name.
I
fell asleep to the sound of your voice
Before
I took my first breath.
In
diapers, you fed me
By
the growl of my stomach
And
the light of the moon
Your
grocery cart at Costco
Was
my heaven-free food and free rides.
You made
me after school snacks
And
wrote my science fair project
All
while teaching me about bleeding with the moon
And
how to play Fur Elise in A minor and
How
that has exactly 7 flats
I
dreamt and you loved and
I
studied and you loved and
I
created and you loved and
I
adventured and you loved. And
You
loved
You
spoke of my accomplishments
Like
they were the cures to cancer
When
life got dark,
You
wiped my tears and
Shed
a few of your own as we both hurt
Over
lost boys, lost stories, lost pictures
It
rained a lot that year,
But
you always
Carried
an umbrella to keep me dry
When
the sun finally rose
You
made me scrambled eggs and pancakes.
You
called me courage, respect, perseverance
Hours
were spent, I know, researching
The
best universities and majors and 5-minute recipes
Despite
your un-savvy technological abilities
Days
were spent baking bread for neighbor children,
Cooking
dinners for pregnant ladies and
Weeding
their gardens
You
cried laughter when I walked in my gown.
You
cried hope when I made my first meal on my own.
You cried
endurance, love, compassion, service
For
every time I tripped and skinned a knee
On
the uneven pavement
You
are a lifetime pass to any amusement park
And
my abs still ache from smiling too much and
My
cheeks still sting from catching the sun
You gave
me life and pain and chocolate and family
You taught
motherhood
You
are love
With Love, Auburn
