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A MOTHER
She knew the controversy but didn't
have him out of deep conviction about his rights
or hers. She was merely indecisive.
Passively, she let life live.
Passively, she let life live.
She cried when he was born, then loved him.
Her child was more special than others -
magnified needs, immobile, mute, unintelligent,
with features from a broken mold, ugly.
The world didn't welcome him, she did.
The world did not make her strong, he did.
She learned
to work for her love,
to work for her love,
to struggle for her love,
to fight for her love,
to suffer for her love
until he died.
then she continued to live
"The world did not make her strong, he did."
ReplyDeleteYes, yes! The fulcrum of this amazing poem. It is in doing what is hard to do that we meet God.
Oh this is soo touching!!
ReplyDeletePoignant yet beautiful.
Lots of love,
Sanaa
I love your poem, and your note about your work with those developmentally delayed. I have found the same to be true - I remember the birth to a doctor's family of a baby with Downs syndrome....it was devastating to them at first. But I also watched, as he grew, how much joy that little boy brought to the family. I remember he and his father dancing, his father's face lit up with joy, one night at a gathering.......a beautiful poem, my friend.
ReplyDeleteTruly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
"then she continued to live
ReplyDeletefor love."
Wow a beautiful, tear jerking poem
Thanks for dropping in to read mine
much love...
Myrna,
ReplyDeleteI have personal knowledge of a cousin who died when she was seven years old. Most of her lifetime was spent in hospital. She brought great happiness to those who met her and was a little beauty with long dark eyelashes. I spent many hours visiting her in hospital. She left an indelible mark within us all.
Eileen
this was truly a great poem about suffering for a good cause. thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteThis is touching, beautiful and an illustration of true motherhood.
ReplyDeleteGoosebumps. This is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThis is so touching--and true for many--sometimes, we learn about love through pain
ReplyDeleteThe world didn't welcome him, she did.
ReplyDeleteThe world did not make her strong, he did.
Lovely lines!
The world didn't welcome him, she did.
ReplyDeleteThe world did not make her strong, he did.
Lovely lines!
Touching, heartfelt poem. Thanks for providing a bit of background.
ReplyDeleteLove is so strengthening and sublime specially of a mother ..beautifully penned Myrna....
ReplyDeleteWhat a unique and wonderful poem - i hear on the news about selective screening fro pregnancy..i believe if a parent has love to give they will give it..there are also so many 'normal' children who are neglected and who need love..the fault is not with the children we bring into the world but how we treat each other..and we can learn from everybody no matter their abilities or gifts..which everybody has
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and strong poem!
ReplyDeleteI think my previous comment is gone forever...sigh...This is a beautiful poem Myrna on the Love of motherhood, a mother's sacrifice...
ReplyDeleteI grew up with a family member like this little boy. For years I worked as a nurse with children who were precious beyond what man could see and I am different because of them.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful these parents are. The sacrifice they make is enormous.I have nothing but admiration for them.I am humbled.Thought provoking poem.
ReplyDeleteThis is a powerful portrait of someone who knows the true meaning of love.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This is so touching, heart-wrenching!
ReplyDeleteA wonderfully poignant and very touching poem, Myrna. A mother may seem to be a martyr to others, but she is only a fountain of love within herself.
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