MAMI

You were my universe after bidding farewell to my celestial home And choosing your temple to rebirth Perfection was not in the spaces between rich and poor It was in the heart that beat lullabies to me As memories of utopia faded to the new unknown You comforted me in your labored womb Relocated vital organs to make room For the long awaited son you desperately desired Son of a man you despised Yet, you did not see his darkness in me You saw the last verse of God's poem to you And I saw the first verse of God's poem to me Epic poetry Imbued in love Though adrift above troubled water Mamí Our life was not all flower showers and fragrant paths We had little to claim, hardship and pain And I place no blame on you You Forever a shrine Revered matriarch All that I am are blossomed seeds of you Living your life Surviving your struggles Is only possible for the courageous The strong Your emotions were not tattooed on your sleeve But your love was rivers long Your strength was made monument before my eyes Each time you made clothing and meals appear You're hands were made healer Each time you wiped my dirty tears And kissed the pain away Mamí You sheltered me from insecurity With masks of certainty While poverty pressed against the back of your tongue What I am trying to tell you May sound cliché It may be cliché But also simple is the raindrop Who holds majestic universe within Simply but deeply Mamí, I appreciate you Mamí, I love you