you are your mother’s
daughter––
& all she wanted in her life
was your perfection.
her sunshine radiates
through you
& your smile is
her smiling.
as her day becomes
night,
you are breathing
her breath.
she taught you how
to touch to love
to care
to read to think
to imagine.
her loving fills
the hearts of your
children
as she climbs
the ancestor
mountain
to her home.
she is not far
away.
look! she’s
dancing in your
daughter––
& now she’s
laughing.
your mother is
the warmth inside
you––
the energy you need
to run home in the
rain––
& she helps you be
the kindness & smarts
that make you
whole.