My Mother’s Poem

My mothers poem 

I've crossed paths with the one who birthed me

Once a pigtailed little girl as I 

With eyes so bright, and full of life.

I forget that you were once like me.

Once a little girl with big dreams

With eyes that sparkled so wide and bright

I forget sometimes, the same ambitions kept you up at night.

I forget that you too were once just a girl with big wings 

Just as you taught me to spread them, you're right there with me.

As I grow and learn the world around me 

You were once a girl that had to do the same

You showed me your strength, instead of showing me your pain. 

But they’re is beauty in both lanes

My mothers strong, and her wings are wide

But I forget that she was once a little girl, just as I

Raylyn Castille