Heartbeats

Apparently tomorrow is Egyptian Mother's Day & I found a poem I wrote a couple years ago for mother's day so... it seemed appropriate :)


Place your hand over your heart and listen to the silent beats
Each one gently calling for your watchful concentration
Think about your life, whether extensive or not
And take these subtle facts into consideration

Each pound of the heart resembles a characteristic your mother possesses
The many gifts God granted her from the moment she thought of bringing life to this world
The numerous qualities we overlook day to day because we’re caught up in our own lives
But one day of the year, when these blessings suddenly become unfurled

Firstly, God gave her strength, to carry you in her womb for nine months straight
To bear the burden of your presence when times were getting rough
To carry the weight of your transgressions as though her own
And to hold on to you as though her life depended on it, even when she’d had enough

She was given patience, to teach you the early steps of existence
The mere act of smiling when you had reached the goal in crawling
To point you in the right path when she saw you swaying with the tide
How to climb the ladder of life and do so without the fear of falling

She was granted understanding; to help you deal with the aches and pains
She knows the tricks the mind plays to make one feel insecure
Even when you don’t say a word, she understands what’s in your heart
She has wisdom to know the right thing to say and the awareness to know the cure

But lastly, God gave her the most precious gift that encompasses each and every one
The one thing that can conquer all malevolence and malice that should ever strike one’s heart
She has it under lock and key, safely stored for only her children to receive
In droves, the love for her child runs deep and existed in her being from the very start

Remember, with each passing heartbeat, that God gave your mother these precious things
But He gave each one of us the most heartwarming and amazing gift of the combinations
A strong woman who patiently understands our every want and need
A mother who loves us and cares for us as we attempt to pass on her legacy to future generations