Today, I thought I’d share a poem that I wrote for my mother a while ago – I only rediscovered it recently.
My mam is my rock & my best friend – I love her to pieces.
So this is for her:
Graduation
As they called my name
And the applause started
My hands were sweaty and
I was concentrating on not falling
In those heels.
And as I passed by my mother
She smiled at me
And in that look
I saw
Her pushing me on a swing
Telling me that I was higher than the moon
And the stars
I saw
Her sitting beside me on the bus
Pulling out the books she had bought me
So I could read them
On the way home
I saw
Her dancing to her music
In her long skirt
On the kitchen tiles
I saw her
Sleeping beside me for nine months
when I got sick.
And helping me to walk again
And live again
After my operation.
In that look
I saw the love of a mother,
The pride of a teacher,
The joy of a friend.
In that look
That I shared with my mother,
I saw the mother
That I wish to be.
Allie x
Allie Morgan 