Happy Mother's Day

From the moment
I entered this
unexplored world,
my Maa has had my back
Even in her womb
 where I was curled
She is my absolute
everything
She is the first one I call
When something wrong
is happening
She is the first one
I remember
When I see something
Spectacular


She was there
when I was a rebellious teen
and pushed her away
 and is still here now that
 I’m thirty and needs her say
I can call her
thirteen times a day
if I am in trouble
she tells me your troubles
are so small
 in such a big world

I honestly couldn’t have
 asked for a better woman
 to be my mother
  She is my teacher,
  my comforter,
  my best friend
  my never ending end
 

She has stood by me
through stupid boys,
Difficult choice
late night study sessions,
Difficult situations
what setting
the washing machine
should be on
or how to recognise a con
 or how to wash
 the oil stain
 Or how to do the perfect
 Bargain
 Through every smile
 every stress-induced time,
 tear-filled event
 crazy moment,
  she’s been there
 She's been my air

She knows exactly
how I think
 and
how deeply I feel things
 Without a doubt,
 she is my rock
 She is my scout
 I would be lost
 without this host
 this beautiful angel
 Without her
 This world would
 Be a stranger
She carries me
when I am weak,
picks me up when I fail,
 and rejoices with me
 when I succeed.

She has taught me
that my ponytails
don’t have to be
bump-free
She allowed me,
When I don't feel right
To raise my voice
And to disagree
 She has taught me
 how to love others
 over self but also
 how to stand up
  for myself.


Everything that I am
 and hope to be
 I owe to my mother
 I wouldn’t be half
  of what I am today
  Without her
  Without her guidance
  Without her presence

© Priya Jain