mother
mother
May 12mother, am i
you in the cosmos of time,
you in the twin of a wink of
random consciousness?
Am I you pretending to be free?
Or am I free to attempt to be you?
And if it seems that I avoid you,
is it because of the memory long forgotten
of how you tried, but failed, to
make me you?
It cannot be, you see.
I am far too much like you
to even want to become you.
And you are too different from me,
to even understand that lost in this poem,
in the lyrics of a sparrow’s silent song,
is the hurtful yearning to be free,
to be me,
without the fear, the sadness,
and the guilt of you.
Raising Estelle
Sis!
That was a very nice poem you made. I have known you as a good friend for a long time but I would like to commend you for being a wonderful mother to Estelle. During the time that I was with Estelle one spring time in Boston, I had noticed how you have done a great job in raising her up. She has grown up to be a well mannered,sweet adorable kid with a very strong character. I have always been amazed with the fact that she isn’t like any other spoiled brat kid that we often see around ( although she has all reason to act that way considering the stature of her late grandfather.)
Last time I saw her, she still carried her sweet smile saying “Hi Tita! how are you?” I can’t help but wonder “how did toots make her to be like that? ” But it is not about Estelle ..it is about you and how you did a terrific job in raising her.
I guess, I have to learn a lot from you sis in motherhood 101
Happy Mothers Day!
frynx ( you know who I am!
hey, happy mother’s day.
This is a wonderful poem, I compose poems as well, but i never went to the side of the free verses. 
hehe.
Good luck and bless you..
~Riley
wow. great post. i think you should write (or post) poems more often. by the way, happy mother’s day!
thanks riley and migs for greeting me on mother’s day! it was a fun day and your comments added flavor to it as well. take care!
Beautiful. Very thought provoking. I’d love to know what feelings lie behind it. I think I agree with the ‘pretending to be free’.
thanks, Matt!