THANK YOU - MIDI
 
 
For Mama
 
 
She has laughed, She has cried.
She has lived and loved.
She has done without,
She has had everything she could ever want.
She has managed a family on next to nothing.
And always made sure, we didn't know about it.
She has suffered physically, emotionally,
But very seldom, spiritually.
Her love is boundless,
Her regret is hidden.
Her hands are like stone,
Her hands are like silk.
She has held our heads,
While we burned with fever.
She has cleaned our cuts,
And taken the fire out of burns.
She has let us grow, and fall.
She has picked us up and set us on our way.
She has hoped.
She has been disappointed, She has been proud.
She has lost loved ones,
She has kept them near.
She has said goodbye, and cried.
She has said hello, and cried.
She has cooked, cleaned,
Mended, built. Made a house into a home.
She has laughed with us,
And held us as we cried.
She shared her life and dreams with one man
Only to see those dream fade when the man passed away.
She has taken burdens upon herself
Which were not hers to bear.
And through all of this,
All these years, she has remained,
 Mama.
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