Mother’s Legacy

Mother’s pain
Umbilical cord
Detached
I cried
For the first time
I shook hands with LIFE

Mother’s milk
Craving baby
Attached
I smiled
For the first time
I shook hands with LOVE

Mother’s heart
Beating rhythm
Stopped
I wept
For the first time
I shook hands with DEATH

From my mother’s soul
LIVE, LOVE, DEATH
I learned

From my mother’s flesh
SKIN COLOR
I inherited

From my mother’s tongue
LANGUAGE
I spoke

From my mother’s life
INSPIRATION
I found

Mother’s legacy
My IDENTITY
Connected
I comprehended
For the first time
I shook hands with me.