by Erin Cowart
For your kind and smiling eyes
which hauntingly look like mine
For the way you say, "Where" with excitement
whenever we see a cat
For your childish playfulness
even though you are no longer a child
For your soft steps
in this hard world
For the way you love small and insignificant creatures
animals and humans alike
For your wonder at the universe
and your place in it
For the times you have been brave
and faced the monsters under your bed and life
For the truthfulness of your words
when a lie would have been easier
For the way you let me make your plate
just so I could feel like your mother again
For the times you taught this selfish heart
to be loving
For the brief brush with the divine at your birth
and the million more miracles you have wrought in my life
I thank you
And though the ever-mounting mortal desire
is to hold you in my arms forever
Letting go is what is required to live in this world
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ABOUT THE POET ~
I am a new poet and consider myself an ordinary person who sees the world in extraordinary ways. My poetry strives to make sense of the senseless and cruel in the world and point out some of the failings of society. I love to write about social, political and environmental issues and try to shine a light on the dark places that most people try to ignore.
Last updated September 05, 2022