ODE TO MOM

What would this world be without your vibrance?

This household without your tenderness?

This family sans your devotion?

Me in the absence of your affection?

You’ve got more than character

You’ve got verve, got candor

You don’t do ordinary, boring love

It’s either silent love or tough love

I’ve grown to be stubborn and spunky

So much so that at times I fight even Mommy

And for that, I’ll never stop apologizing

Selfless, you deserve no less than a child so revering

But I could also be laidback and funny

Able to carry myself around uncaringly

Others never let their kids go un-chaperoned

But you let me do my thing, look after my own

They would think you don't pay attention

Truth is I've become my best version

All because you never confined your child to rust

The greatest yield of our maternal bond is trust

What would this world be without your vibrance?

This household without your tenderness?

This family sans your devotion?

Me in the absence of your affection?

Happy birthday, Mommy!