When they say that men are the stronger sex,
I think of you.
I have a belly laugh.
When you cried your way through difficult times,
I thought it was weakness.
I now know better.
When they ask me what's it to not have a father,
I say I don't know.
I have my mother.
When every life decision has to take you into account,
I feel empowered.
To be responsible for you.
When I answered a quiz about my greatest fear,
I hesitated to type the words.
Your mortality.
When I want the best words to end this ode,
I quote Beyonce,
Ladies, you run the world.
Lovely Shreedhar. Heartwrenching.
ReplyDeleteThis touched me.Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteRosie
powerful.
ReplyDeletesuperb word play.
Wonderful moving poem
ReplyDeletebeautiful and a great tribute to your mother
ReplyDeleteThanks all for the beautiful and encouraging comments. This is my entry for Jingle's potluck.
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