Mother’s Day
Over the years,
we look back
and remember the women
who helped shape our lives
and this year was no different.
Each year, I like to think
I’m growing a little wiser,
though some years the jury is still very much out.
Choices made and lessons learned
have a way of humbling us at remarkable speed,
but Mom usually knows what you’re thinking
before you do, which is honestly unsettling.
She made you, after all,
and, as the saying goes, she can still take you out—without leaving her chair.
Maybe that is the purest form of love: fierce, patient, and never fooled.
So shape up, say thank you, and try not to make her repeat herself.
And when she leaves for her next great position,
as a star in Andromeda,
pass on what she taught you:
Love, after all, is the greatest gift we get to give.
