Read my Heart - A Collection of Poetry

Poem 25 - To Mother, With Love

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To Mother, With Love

I shout, you pout.

You love, I doubt.

You yell, I'm out.

But without you, I'm naught.

You were what my heart sought.

I look in the glass

And I see a lass

That looks like the girl

That her mother was.

That itself is proof 

Of what I owe you.

Nothing I could do

Can pay back that debt,

Even if it's blood that I wept.

From rocking my cradle,

You're now handling the ladle.

You taught me my letters,

And how to speak to my betters.

You work for me

And my brothers

And the only fee

Is respect from me

And love for others.

So If I can only be

Half as good

As you turned out to be,

My childhood

Will be worth it.

And the love you've shown me;

I will make you see

The answer I'll give that

For all eternity. 

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To my Mother, I love you very much. Di ko man masabi nang harap-harapan, totoo yan...