She Defines The Word Well-Wisher

A thank you to my mom

I heard her voice crack when I was in the ICU She was miles away It was the voice of a mother who felt defeated I could feel her pain

She longed to do more than she could Here I was, all alone In a large hospital room feeling afraid unaware of everything that was going on

“I love you and you’ll be ok” were the first words she could say “Don’t worry, I’m on my way” “I know God will keep you safe”

I heard her prayers every night asking that I be healed wanting to bear all of my pain tired of seeing my suffering

A mother’s love knows no ends I am her child, her sweet baby girl We built a great bond throughout the years She wasn’t ready for that to change

She would die if it meant saving me I saw the sacrifices she made but she called them her duties never complained Being a mother is engrained in her DNA

The circles formed around her eyes So many nights with no sleep working tirelessly balancing work and school full time I was a priority because I was sick

It broke my heart to see her that way I was the one to take care of her Helpless is exactly how I felt I never imagined that our lives would change

A mother will always be a mother It’s all she knows how to do She will be devoted to her children being present whenever they need her to

I wished I could soothe the pain she felt watching me be so sick but I am grateful that she was present I wouldn’t have survived this ordeal

Thank you for reading and thank you to Hamsalekha for tagging me in her beautiful poem A Mother’s Cry in tribute to her mother, her well-wisher. I was inspired to write about my mom too. This past year and a half have been very difficult for me and I couldn’t thank my mom enough for being by my side.

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