Mother*

Mother

If you could know my mother
You would be much improved
Just knowing of the life she's led
The maddening crazy things she's said
The wondrous thoughts inside her head
Would leave you vastly moved

You cannot meet my mother
Without leaving somehow changed
She enriches you with childhood schemes
She teaches you the worth of dreams
She's unlike any other
Your life is rearranged

She's oh so far from perfect
When measured next to others
Unless you value being kind
Her extraordinary strength of mind
Her courage in the worst of times
She's not like any others
I so adore my mother