The Gift I Couldn't Give

Today - like every other day lately...


I have nothing to offer you but my love -

but as soon as I rise above

the chaos and debt that my life is made up of,

I have every intention to embellish the crown

that invisibly rests upon your head because as your first born - I'd rather be dead...

than to have you walking around this earth -

without knowing and truly feeling that I appreciate your worth.

I could have bought you a card and wrote out a sentence,

signed my name to someone else's words as if mine didn't prove the same consensus...

but I don't need to spend the $4 on a Hallmark card,

because to show a Mother's love is priceless -

I'm giving you the words straight from my heart.

Though we have our different views and show our affections in different ways,

we battle through the same way of life and live through the same number of uncounted days.

Since neither of ours are unlimited - there should be none that finish through-

without hearing your voice and making sure you know

at the end of each - I still love you.

You are my mother - my only mother

the one who gave me her words and let me live to discover the lessons behind the truths she uncovered

We live and we learn

We lose and we earn

and eventually we give back since the tables always turn.

So on your 27th year celebrating the chance you've given -

by chance I'm referring to this life I am living...

remember my words;

not the absence of a card-

not the money you've spent when my life got too hard -

not the boyfriend you see for me inside your head...

just remember the truths in the words that I've said.

You are my mother

my definition of strength

the only example I had of "going the extra length,"

If a gift or a card could portray that intensity

and can identically match the level of what you mean to me...

it would probably cost a lot more than I have on me!

But regardless - I love you unconditionally

and more importantly -

I appreciate ALL that you've done for me.

Happy Mother's Day

Written By @MzFilterless
Dedicated to my mama =)