To The One Who Birth Me

On this Mother’s Day

I return to the beginning

To the place where your heartbeat

Was the first music I ever knew

You carried me 

Before the world carried my name

Held me steady 

Before I learned to stand

And poured strength into me

Even on the days 

You had none left for yourself

You stitched love into my childhood

Patched the places life tried to tear

And taught me that surviving

Can still look like grace

Everything I am

Has your fingerprints on it

Your courage

Your patience

Your stubborn hope

So today

I honor you

Not just for giving me life

But for shaping it

Protecting it

Lifting it

Loving it

Happy Mother’s Day

To the one who birth me

Raised me

And believed in me

Long before I believed in myself

I Love You Mommy