Mother

She stands
In the background now
Her light
Overshadowed
By her child now grown
Into
Manhood
Her smile
Is of pride
Yet
Of sadness
Knowing
That in this moment
He is lost to her
Her job
To bear him
To bear the birth pains
To hold
To nurture
To be there
Is over
Is forgotton
Dismissed
A mother's love
Unboundless
Yet
Unacknowleged
By a world
That sees nought
Of her pain
Her struggles
Her suffering
Her sacrifice
But rather
Cloaks her
In the garb of servant
Subservient drudge
Yet that love
That was given
Surpasses all
Given
Without thought
Without bound
Until
This moment
When
Fading to nought
Within her child's light
She stands
Whispering
A prayer
For his future
While hoping
He may remember her


Terry Rhiannyr (Terry Reader)
January, 2013