A Poem: Mother

"Mother"

How can I understand you

All around it is hard to see

Where is the end or beginning

In each day like each breath

You rest right before my lips

Holding off the walls that fall

Protection is my aim

A shield with I cover

With my hands I try to hold all the pain

Water pulls the sand 

And so it tries to erode

Though I stand strong

In each days long

Sometimes I sorrow for fault

My metal weak for time distraction

And you deserve so much better

As the sun should rise high in the sky

So should you

A North Star for many

Guiding without asking 

She leads the lost and keeping them safe

The pit of hunger aches 

And the found trembles with disarray

Yet you fill the hole and stand last in line

Through the chaos of the storm

With debris thrown all over

You walk the aftermath

And regain order once again

The ground again seen

Order again returns

All by you loving hands

Giants may tower

The seas may be vast

The stars in the sky so endless

However this may be

You are more great

You hold much more

And love farther than it may be

I know your head may hang

And wonder where to go

But know that you are not over looked 

And we are glad that you make this home