Lessons Learned – A Poem

You are the first woman

that I knew in my life.

Not only did you raise me,

but you taught me lessons

that are more valuable

as the years go onward.

You taught me that kindness

is a very special magic.

Every time you soothed a hurt

with a kiss or a soft touch,

I immediately felt better.

I realized that kindness was like that;

it may seem hard to do,

but it’s the small acts of kindness

that matter the most.

Other times, you taught me

about the value of bravery

and that it’s within all of us.

You taught me that sometimes,

it’s loving ourselves requires

the most bravery of all,

but that love is indeed possible.

Using your magic,

you made the mountains

in front of me disappear,

the obstacles in my path

seem less frightening and

the landscape of self-doubt

shrink from a massive desert

to a single grain of sand.

You continue to show me

how loved I am as a person

and you never let me believe

that there is something I can’t do.

Today and every day,

please know that I so grateful

for all that you do and

I’m honoured beyond words

to call you Mom.