For Mother

A poem for my mother and to all mothers in the world. A tribute for you.

In the longness of the night
Yours is the hand I am holding
In the shortness of the light
Your hope is my only guide


When I'm crying
Thinking there's no way to go
Your courage
Is what I am holding on to


When I fall on my face
You patiently hold my hand
And like always pulling me up
and guiding me all the way


You sang songs of hope
While I cried in pain
That's when I knew
You're all I need to live


With you beside me
I sailed through the cold sea
And together we saw
The shore after a dreary journey


You are my blue flower
In the middle of a sad dessert
You're my water
And my surviving heart


With your hand in mine
We'll wait for the next
morning sun to rise and
will make more memories
together






Alyssa V. Agas